100 Boots at the Corral. Black Mountain, California. July 26, 1971, 12:00 p.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 shows a low-angle view of a series of weathered wooden fence posts intertwined with barbed wire. The posts stand staggered and lean at various angles, creating a pattern against the landscape. In the background, a flat, open terrain extends towards a horizon marked by faint, rolling hills with a gentle slope from left to right. The image is in black and white, emphasizing the texture of the wooden posts and the play of shadows and light on the ground. More fence posts can be seen in the distance, adding depth to the landscape.
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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

    2015.205.11

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: SOLANA BEACH, CA / NOV 3 / AM / 1971 / 92075; top right postmark stamped in black ink: [parallel wavy lines]; top right eight-cent stamp: 8c / EISENHOWER USA [in red ink]; upper right printed in black ink: POST CARD / ADDRESS; center printed in black ink perpendicular: FRYE & SMITH, LTD., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; 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 AT THE CORRAL / Black Mountain, California / July 26, 1971 12:00 noon. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.11

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