Eliot Porter
Hard Head Island

Hard Head Island

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

Hard Head Island
Hard Head Island
ArtistAmerican, 1901–1990
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Hard Head Island
Date1936
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (21.6 × 16.4 cm)
 Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 7/16 in. (21.6 × 16.4 cm)
 Mount: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Louisa Stude Sarofim in memory of Anne H. Bushman
Object number2020.86
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd, Santa Fe, New Mexico]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[Photographer's studio stamp, numbered '36-19' in pencil on the verso]

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1968
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Raspberry leaves and grass, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
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Raspberry leaves and grass, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
July 7, 1964, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
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Columbine leaves, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
Eliot Porter
Columbine leaves, Great Spruce Head Island, Maine, from the series Intimate Landscapes
July 27, 1974, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.8
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
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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
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
Into the clouds from the rim, Alcedo Volcano, Galápagos Islands
Eliot Porter
Into the clouds from the rim, Alcedo Volcano, Galápagos Islands
May 4, 1966, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.52
Tidal marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Eliot Porter
Tidal marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
August 4, 1965, printed 1978
Dye imbibition print
82.528.51
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
Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
Eliot Porter
Tidal Marsh, Mount Desert Island, Maine
August 4, 1965, printed 1981
Dye imbibition print
2013.721
Bush and Yellow Grass (Adirondacks)
Eliot Porter
Bush and Yellow Grass (Adirondacks)
1940s
Dye imbibition print
2002.1860