Download or read book Eliot Porter written by Paul Martineau and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known for his exquisite images of birds and landscape, Eliot Porter (American, 1901–1990) was a pioneer in the use of color photography. His work also became a powerful visual argument for environmental conservation. Trained as a medical doctor and possessing a scientist's gift for close observation, Porter explored new ways of depicting nature, building blinds in trees so he could study his avian subjects at closer vantage, and producing landscape images that capture both pristine forest and ragged river canyons with equal force and brilliance. Initially encouraged by the groundbreaking photographers Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz, Porter went on to produce a body of work all his own. His 1962 Sierra Club book In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World, with its images grouped by season and accompanied by quotations from Henry David Thoreau, transformed the concept of nature photography books. Ultimately, Porter's photographs came to the attention of Congress and led to the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964, the foundational law in wilderness management today. Eliot Porter: In the Realm of Nature contains 110 images from the collections of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser; the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas; and of the J. Paul Getty Museum, along with an essay by Paul Martineau that discusses Porter's life and the innovations he brought to the practice of photography.
Download or read book Intimate Landscapes written by Eliot Porter and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1979 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intimate Landscapes, an exhibition of fifty-five color photographs by Eliot Porter, is the first one-man exhibition of color photographs ever presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Works by Eliot Porter entered the Museum's collection as far back as 1949, when Georgia O'Keeffe presented from the Estate of Alfred Stieglitz an important collection of photographs assembled by Stieglitz himself. This collection included three early black and white prints by Eliot Porter, one of which is reproduced in this catalogue. All the photographs in the present exhibition brilliantly reflect the standards of excellence that are Eliot Porter's greatest contribution to the field of color photography. Upon seeing these photographs, the viewer is immediately struck by the artist's distinctly individual and intimate interpretation of the natural world.
Download or read book In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World written by Henry David Thoreau and published by Arrowood Press. This book was released on 1996-10-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic book of nature photography, this large-format volume is designed to convey the spirit of American nature as so sensitively described by Thoreau. Eliot Porter, one of America's foremost nature photographers, blends short excerpts from Thoreau's Walden and many other works with 72 full-color photographs that perfectly reproduce the writer's sense of quiet drama.
Download or read book The Grand Canyon written by Eliot Porter and published by Te Neues Publishing Company. This book was released on 1992 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Regarding the Land written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work of two great American landscape photographers presented together for the first time-revealing an artistic progression from one generation to the next. 88 colour and duotone reproductions of works from a major exhibition organized by the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas; Both photographers are celebrated for creating art for environmental activism; Includes an introductory essay by John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs at the Carter, and closing remarks by Robert Glenn Ketchum; Also includes chronologies of both artists along with lists of their publications and major exhibitions. Eliot Porter (1901-1999) was the first established artist-photographer to commit to exploring the beauty and diversity of the natural world with colour film and Ketchum is recognized as one of the leading contemporary photographers of the American landscape.
Download or read book Nature s Chaos written by James Gleick and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 102 spectacular full-color photos, this fascinating "field guide" explores the world's natural disorder.
Download or read book A Passion for Birds written by John Rohrbach and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All Under Heaven written by Eliot Porter and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1983 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the Chinese mind and spirit, illuminated by a stunning collection of photographs.
Download or read book American Places written by Wallace Stegner and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1981 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fairfield Porter an American Classic written by John T. Spike and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1992 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrates the life and career of the twentieth century realist who expressed radical views in his 1930's cityscapes as well as creating airy landscapes of Southhampton and Maine.
Download or read book Appalachian Wilderness written by Eliot Porter and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1973 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eliot Porter written by Eliot Porter and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Eliot Porter: The Color of Wildness" is the first in-depth retrospective of Porter's work. Over the course of his long career, Porter has photographed familiar landscapes, like the coast of Maine where he spent childhood summers, as well as well as strange, remote places like the Galapagos Islands. With the success of his Sierra Club publication "In Wildness Is the Preservation of the World, Selections and Photographs by Eliot Porter" (1962), Porter became an ambassador for environmental causes. His ecological interests led to a fascination with humanity's cultural roots. An essay by curator John Rohrbach addresses Porter's break with the classical techniques of the master Modernists Paul Strand and Ansel Adams. An essay by Porter's son Jonathan, who often accompanied his father on photographic expeditions, discusses Porter's lifelong love of the natural world, his working methods, and his interests outside of photography. Rebecca Solnit's essay positions Porter's work within the environmental movement and the political climate of the 1960s. " Porter's images] ... are secure in the history of the medium and contribute to the highest standards and achievements of the art." --Ansel Adams
Download or read book Artist File written by Eliot Porter and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Eliot Porter written by Eliot Porter and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eliot Porter written by Eliot Porter and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Eliot Porter Retrospective written by Eliot Porter and published by New York Graphic Society. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
