Eliot Porter
Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine

Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine

© 1990, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
ArtistAmerican, 1901–1990
PrinterNew York
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • from the portfolio In Wildness
DateAugust 4, 1965, printed 1981
Place depictedMount Desert Island, Maine, United States
MediumDye imbibition print
DimensionsImage: 12 1/4 x 16 in. (31.1 x 40.6 cm)
 Sheet: 12 1/4 x 16 in. (31.1 x 40.6 cm)
 Mount: 20 1/16 × 24 in. (51 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2013.721
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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAuction, before 1996; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, before 1996; given to MFAH, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil, recto, lower right on mount below image: Eliot Porter

Stamped in black ink, verso, lower left corner: This portfolio // ELIOT PORTER // IN WILDNESS // has been published in an edition // of 300. This dye-transfer print // was made by Berkey K & L, New York. // Copyright 1981 by Daniel Wolf Press, Inc and // Eliot Porter

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August 4, 1965, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
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82.528.24
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Dye imbibition print
2000.657
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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
Raspberry leaves and grass, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
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July 7, 1964, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.3
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Columbine leaves, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
July 27, 1974, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.8
Asters and raspberries, Oak Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Asters and raspberries, Oak Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
August 26, 1973, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.9
Long-stemmed grasses, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Long-stemmed grasses, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
August 1, 1973, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.7
Moist rock wall, Cathedral of the Desert, Clearcreek, Utah, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Moist rock wall, Cathedral of the Desert, Clearcreek, Utah, from the series Intimate Landscapes
September 22, 1965, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.38
Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya
Eliot Porter
Desert roses, Tsavo West, Kenya
October 1, 1970, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.41
Lichens on palo santo tree, Barrington Island, Galápagos Islands, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Lichens on palo santo tree, Barrington Island, Galápagos Islands, from the series Intimate Landscapes
May 21, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.17
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