Creator Details
Eliot Porter was one of the first and most important artists to work extensively with color photography. He built a popular reputation for vibrant images of the natural world, especially birds and landscapes, that reflected his support of environmental conservation and created the foundations for the nature photography that is still popular today.
In 1990, Porter generously bequeathed to the Museum his archive, which includes over 9,000 prints. Beyond the most complete holdings of his artwork anywhere, the collection also includes resources to help better understand Porter’s work: almost 90,000 negatives, slides, and transparencies; approximately 2,600 work prints; copies of his books, portfolios and albums; the Eliot Porter Papers; his 1,100-volume professional library; and equipment including his cameras, printing tools, and work table.
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Artworks
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Earl Brown, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, August 7, 1939, 1939
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1989.19.4 -
Early Draft of "Baja California: Notes on a Photographer's Quest." n.d., n.d.
Eliot Porter Papers
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Early Morning Light on Way to Tower Island, Galápagos Islands, March 21, 1966, 1966
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.51.2445 -
Early Morning Reflections, Escalante River, Utah, September 22, 1965, 1965
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.51.5366 -
Easement For Construction and Maintenance Of Aerial and Underground Television Lines. October 23, 1985., October 23, 1985
Eliot Porter Papers
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East Bay on Jarvis Island, Galápagos Islands, April 1, 1966, 1966
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.51.2277 -
East Penobscot Bay, 1938, 1938
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.61.2.4 -
East Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1938, 1938
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.54.242.1 -
East Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1938, 1938
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.54.242.2 -
East Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1938, 1938
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.54.242.3 -
East Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1938, 1938
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.54.242.4 -
East Penobscot Bay, Maine, 1938, 1938
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.58.12.3 -
Eastern Bluebird, 1942
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.60.142 -
Eastern Chipping Sparrow, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, June 19, 1945, 1945
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.52.275 -
Eastern Flicker, Flying, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, July 22, 1968, 1968
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.52.117 -
Eastern Flicker, Flying, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, July 22, 1968, 1968
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.52.118 -
Eastern Flicker, Seney, Michigan, June 28, 1973, 1973
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.52.119 -
Eastern Goldfinch, Female, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, August 8-9, 1974, 1974
Eliot Porter
Dye imbibition print
P1990.52.254 -
Eastern Goldfinch, Female, Illinois, August 2, 1941, 1941
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.55.107 -
Eastern Goldfinch, Female, Illinois, August 3, 1941, 1941
Eliot Porter
Gelatin silver print
P1990.55.108