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Eliot Porter

Eliot Porter

American, 1901–1990

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Eliot Furness Porter was an American photographer best known for his color photographs of nature.

Source: Wikipedia

Works in Collection

36 works
Alder Flycatcher

Alder Flycatcher

Eliot Porter

1940

American Goldfinch

American Goldfinch

Eliot Porter

1941

Baltimore Oriole, Male

Baltimore Oriole, Male

Eliot Porter

1941

Barn Swallow, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine

Barn Swallow, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine

Eliot Porter

July 9, 1974

Black Throated Green Warbler, Female

Black Throated Green Warbler, Female

Eliot Porter

1940

Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Eliot Porter

May 1959

Cedar Waxwing

Cedar Waxwing

Eliot Porter

1940

Curved-Bill Thrasher, Palmer

Curved-Bill Thrasher, Palmer

Eliot Porter

1941

Eastern Gold Finch

Eastern Gold Finch

Eliot Porter

1941

Eastern Meadowlark

Eastern Meadowlark

Eliot Porter

1941

Field Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Eliot Porter

1941

Field Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Eliot Porter

1941

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Eliot Porter

1941

Hooded Oriole

Hooded Oriole

Eliot Porter

1941

Jerome, Arizona

Jerome, Arizona

Eliot Porter

1940

Long-Tailed Chat

Long-Tailed Chat

Eliot Porter

1941

Lucy Warbler

Lucy Warbler

Eliot Porter

1941

Magnolia Warblers

Magnolia Warblers

Eliot Porter

1940

Mockingbird

Mockingbird

Eliot Porter

1941

Northern Parula Warbler, Female

Northern Parula Warbler, Female

Eliot Porter

1940

Osprey, Penobscot Bay, Maine

Osprey, Penobscot Bay, Maine

Eliot Porter

1954

Parula Warbler, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine

Parula Warbler, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine

Eliot Porter

June 22, 1968

Phainopepla

Phainopepla

Eliot Porter

1941

Pyrrhuloxia, Male and Female

Pyrrhuloxia, Male and Female

Eliot Porter

1941

Exhibitions

21 exhibitions

Dec 31, 1940 – Jan 12, 1941

Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics

30 artists · 2 curators

Oct 29, 1941 – Feb 01, 1942

Image of Freedom

64 artists

Mar 10, 1943 – Apr 18, 1943

Birds in Color: Flashlight Photographs by Eliot Porter

1 artist

May 24, 1944 – Sep 17, 1944

Photography

63 artists · 1 curator

Jun 20, 1945 – Jun 23, 1946

The Museum Collection of Photographs

25 artists

Jun 10, 1947 – Aug 31, 1947

Alfred Stieglitz Exhibition: His Collection

36 artists · 1 curator

Jul 27, 1948 – Sep 26, 1948

50 Photographs by 50 Photographers

50 artists · 1 curator

May 09, 1950 – Jul 04, 1950

Color Photography

89 artists · 1 curator

May 01, 1951 – Jul 04, 1951

Abstraction in Photography

105 artists · 1 curator

Nov 29, 1951 – Jan 06, 1952

Christmas Photographs

38 artists · 1 curator

May 20, 1952 – Sep 01, 1952

Diogenes with a Camera

6 artists · 1 curator

Nov 26, 1958 – Jan 18, 1959

Photographs from the Museum Collection

273 artists · 1 curator

Oct 01, 1960 – Oct 16, 1960

Photographs for Collectors

66 artists · 1 curator

Sep 24, 1963 – Dec 01, 1963

The Photographer and the American Landscape

19 artists · 1 curator

Dec 14, 1966 – Feb 12, 1967

From the McAlpin Collection

10 artists · 1 curator

Oct 25, 1967

Steichen Gallery Reinstallation

77 artists

Jul 26, 1978 – Oct 02, 1978

Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

101 artists · 1 curator

Dec 21, 1979

Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

102 artists · 1 curator

Oct 02, 1980 – Nov 04, 1980

Selections from the Art Lending Service

17 artists

Oct 23, 1980

Reinstallation of the Collection

129 artists

Nov 06, 1980 – Jan 20, 1981

A Penthouse Aviary

31 artists