Eliot Porter
Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya

Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya

© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya
Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya
ArtistAmerican, 1901–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya
DateOctober 1, 1970, printed 1978
PlaceKenya
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 10 7/16 × 8 1/8 in. (26.5 × 20.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mathew Wolf
Object number82.528.41
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceMathew Wolf, Houston; given to MFAH, 1982.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Eliot Porter: Intimate Landscapes," Walter Anderson Museum of Art, Ocean Springs, MS, Oct 2 - Nov 30, 1992(LN:92.10)

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September 22, 1965, printed 1978
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Eliot Porter
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August 4, 1965, printed 1981
Dye imbibition print
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Eliot Porter
Roots of the strangler fig tree, Everglades National Park, Florida, from the series Intimate Landscapes
March 7, 1954, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
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Pyroclastic lavas, Hitardalur, Snaefellsnes Sýsla, Iceland, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Pyroclastic lavas, Hitardalur, Snaefellsnes Sýsla, Iceland, from the series Intimate Landscapes
July 10, 1972, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
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Lichen-covered boulder, Between San Javier and Comondú, Baja California
Eliot Porter
Lichen-covered boulder, Between San Javier and Comondú, Baja California
March 9, 1964, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
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Frostbitten apples, Tesuque, New Mexico
Eliot Porter
Frostbitten apples, Tesuque, New Mexico
November 21, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.42
Clouds at sunset, Tesuque, New Mexico
Eliot Porter
Clouds at sunset, Tesuque, New Mexico
July 1959, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.54
Sunset behind Las Tres Vírgenes Volcano, Near Mezquital, Baja California
Eliot Porter
Sunset behind Las Tres Vírgenes Volcano, Near Mezquital, Baja California
August 12, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.53
Dungeon Canyon, Near Glen Canyon, Utah, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Dungeon Canyon, Near Glen Canyon, Utah, from the series Intimate Landscapes
August 29, 1961, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.30
Lava and volcanic ash debris, Sullivan Bay, Galápagos Islands, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Lava and volcanic ash debris, Sullivan Bay, Galápagos Islands, from the series Intimate Landscapes
March 10, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.32
Formation of basalt, Sugarloaf, Barred Islands, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Formation of basalt, Sugarloaf, Barred Islands, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
August 31, 1972, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.31