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Birds in Flight
1978 · Eight dye transfer prints, printed 1978
Museum of Modern Art
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Eliot Porter
Artist
WA-00003767
Photography
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None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
89
Works in Collection
94
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5
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80%
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- Birth yearGallery· 60%
- Death yearGallery· 60%
- NationalityGallery· 60%
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- Profile imageGallery· 60%
Source Registry (2)
- ArtsyTier 1 · Institutional70%
- Paula-CooperTier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%
About
Why this artist matters now
Eliot Porter is an American photographer who established color film as a serious artistic medium through meticulous studies of ecological subjects: birds, insects, forest floors, and waterscapes rendered with chromatic subtlety and intimate scale. Working primarily in color from the 1940s onward, he developed a technical rigor and attention to detail that distinguished his practice at a time when color photography remained marginal to fine art. His work bridges scientific observation and aesthetic composition, creating a visual language grounded in direct perception of natural systems.
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 70% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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