Eliot Porter Dye-Transfer Photographic Prints

Collection — Box: 1-4

Identifier: ANSP-2012-056

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of color dye-transfer prints of mostly nesting studies of songbirds, largely in New England. According to Doug Wecshler, this includes some of the best early work of stop-action photography of birds at or near their nests; these were take with a 4 x 5-inch camera, which is unusual for bird photography, and represent some of the most detailed studies of birds at the nest for that time period (between the 1960s-1970s or so).

Dates

1960s-1980s

Creator

Porter, Eliot, 1901-1990 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

1 linear feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

This collection was donated to the Academy's VIREO department by the photographer Eliot Porter in the early 1980s. Transferred to the Academy Archives on August 1, 2012.