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| Genre/Form: | Pictorial works |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Eliot Porter |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Martineau; Eliot Porter; J. Paul Getty Museum. |
| ISBN: | 9781606061190 1606061194 |
| OCLC Number: | 778857655 |
| Description: | 144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Other Titles: | In the realm of nature |
| Responsibility: | [text by] Paul Martineau ; with a foreword by Michael Brune. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Eliot Porter was a pioneer in use of colour photography. His work also became a powerful visual argument for environmental conservation. Possessing a 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.
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<p>"[Porter's] images are rich and saturated with movement and detail, qualities that this book by Getty curator Martineau honors by simply getting out of the way.... A brief introduction, white space, short captions, and an emphasis on quality reproduction let the artist's work stand for itself."<br>--"Publishers Weekly" Read more...
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