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Teach with Collections: Elliot Furness Porter, Remnants of Wright Lower Glacier
Elliot Furness Porter worked as an instructor and researcher in the Department of Biochemistry and Bacteriology at Harvard and Radcliffe College while also pursuing his long-standing interest in photography. He became widely known for his use of the dye transfer technique to create vibrant color photographs of the natural world. Several of Porter's portfolios and photography books‚—including In Wilderness Is the Preservation of the World, published in 1962 by the Sierra Club‚—raised awareness about environmentalist causes.
Conversation prompts What effects do the bright colors used by Porter have on the subject matter? Contrast his color photograph with Michael Kenna's black-and-white photograph.
How proximate to his subject matter was Porter? How does his perspective affect the viewer's reading of the photograph?
Conversation prompts What effects do the bright colors used by Porter have on the subject matter? Contrast his color photograph with Michael Kenna's black-and-white photograph.
How proximate to his subject matter was Porter? How does his perspective affect the viewer's reading of the photograph?
