100 Boots in the Market. Solana Beach, California. May 17, 1971, 9:30 a.m.

1971

Eleanor Antin

Associated Names
Eleanor Antin

Artist, American, born 1935

Phel Steinmetz

Photographer, American, 1944 - 2013

Frye & Smith, Ltd.

Printer, American, founded 1896

The image displays various shapes and lines framing the scene. Parallel horizontal lines of the store shelves lead the eye into the distance. Rows of black rubber boots fill the space between the shelves like soldiers on parade. The arrangement in a grocery aisle might evoke thoughts of orderly troops amidst packages goods, blurring commercial and whimsical elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    halftone print (postcard)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 11.5 × 17.75 cm (4 1/2 × 7 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.205.4

  • Series Title

    100 Boots

Associated Artworks

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The image displays a series of evenly spaced posts extending horizontally, creating vertical lines at the boundary between the sky and land. In the foreground, there are irregular shapes covering a sandy surface. The overall scene suggests a connection to a shoreline or a desert-like landscape with a distant barrier in the background.

100 Boots Facing the Sea. Del Mar, California. February 9, 1971, 2:00 p.m.

Eleanor Antin, Phel Steinmetz, Frye & Smith, Ltd.

1971

The image shows a quiet suburban street with a large church on the right. The church has tall windows along a white rectangular structure topped with a dark steeple. Black boots line the sidewalk leading to the church. A palm tree appears on the left, with smaller homes in the background. A streetlight and power lines are visible overhead.

100 Boots on the Way to Church. Solana Beach, California, February 9, 1971, 11:30 a.m.

Eleanor Antin, Phel Steinmetz, Frye & Smith, Ltd.

1971

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eleanor Antin, San Diego, CA; Larry McGilvery, La Jolla, CA; Danny and Mary Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; (Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla, CA); NGA purchase, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025

Inscriptions

on verso, top left printed in black ink: 201 Pacific Ave., Solana Beach, California 92075; top center circular postmark stamped in black ink: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, CA 920 / PM / 7 JUN / 1971; top right rectangular postmark stamped in black ink: ALWAYS USE / ZIP CODE; top right eight-cent stamp: 8c / EISENHOWER. USA; upper center printed in black ink perpendicular: FRYE & SMITH, LTD., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; upper right printed in black ink: POST CARD / ADDRESS; center right printed in black ink on applied label and crossed out in blue ink: Laurence McGilvery / 7769 Eads / La Jolla, California 92037; by unknown hand, lower right in blue ink circled: 852; bottom left printed in black ink: Eleanor Antin / 100 BOOTS IN THE MARKET / Solana Beach, California / May 17, 1971 9:30 A.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.4

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