Amphitheater, David Gulch, Escalante basin

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Amphitheater, David Gulch, Escalante basin

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Amphitheater, David Gulch, Escalante basin,

May 12, 1965

Eliot Furness Porter, 1901–1990; born Winnetka, IL; died Santa Fe, NM
x1982-21.6
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Title
Amphitheater, David Gulch, Escalante basin
Dates

May 12, 1965

Maker
Eliot Furness Porter
Medium
Dye transfer print
Dimensions
40.8 x 32.4 cm (16 1/16 x 12 3/4 in.) mount: 60.8 x 51 cm. (23 15/16 x 20 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David H. McAlpin, Class of 1920
Object Number
x1982-21.6
Place Depicted

North America, United States, Arizona, Glen Canyon

Inscription
Signed in graphite on mount, below image lower right: Eliot Porter
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped, verso: © 1980 / dye-transfer print, printed by Berkey K & L, New York, under Eliot Porter's supervision
Culture
American
Type
dye transfer prints, photographs, color photographs
Materials
barium sulfate, paper (fiber product), dye, photographic gelatin
Techniques
dye transfer process, mounting
Subject
canyons, rock (inorganic material), amphitheaters (built works)

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