Artist
Eliot Porter (American, 1901–1990)American, 1901–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Hoh Rain Forest, Washington
Date1975
PlaceWashington, United States
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 7 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (20.1 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (20.1 × 26.5 cm)
Mount: 14 15/16 × 17 1/2 in. (37.9 × 44.5 cm)
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 7/16 in. (20.1 × 26.5 cm)
Mount: 14 15/16 × 17 1/2 in. (37.9 × 44.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Dortha Willour's birthday
Object number96.1772
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
his career, Eliot Porter championed both color photography and nature
conservation, using one in service of the other. A vivid study of color and
texture, Porter’s extraordinarily saturated Hoh Rain Forest, Washington
brilliantly renders the lush green trees, moss, lichen, and ferns that form one
of the largest temperate rainforests within the United States.
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 1996.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is signed in pencil, under image: "Eliot Porter." Stamp in black ink, verso of mount upper left corner: "PHOTOGRAPH/BY/ELIOT PORTER/No. 75-508/TITLE Hoh Rain Forest/ Washington."
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