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Tidal marsh. Mount Desert Island, Maine. August 4, 1965 (In Wildness portfoliio)
Tidal marsh. Mount Desert Island, Maine. August 4, 1965 (In Wildness portfoliio)

Tidal marsh. Mount Desert Island, Maine. August 4, 1965 (In Wildness portfoliio)

Artist (American, 1901 - 1990)
Printer (American)
Publisher (American, founded 1977)
Date1965; printed 1981
CultureAmerican
MediumDye transfer color print
ClassificationPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Warren J. and Margot Coville, 1997
Object numberMF97.1.86
Eliot Porter American, 1901-1990 "Tidal Marsh. Mount Desert Island, Maine," from the portfolio "Eliot Porter, In Wildness" Dye transfer print 1965 (printed 1981) "Gift of Warren J. and Margot Coville," 1997 MF97.1.86 What gives a contemplative clam to this photograph? Does still water have this effect on you? Labels as written by Dr. David Ebitz for "Documentation/Manipulation: 20th Century Photographs," October 8 - December 12, 1999, West Galleries
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DimensionsIMAGE: 12 3/16 x 15 13/16 in. (30.9 x 40.1 cm)
SHEET: 20 x 23 15/16 in. (50.8 x 60.8 cm)