100 Boots in the Grove. Sorrento Valley, California. October 8, 1971, 11:00 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 shows a grove of trees, with sunlight filtering through the leaves. A line of distant trees and shrubs marks the horizon. Cattle are grazing among the trees. The trees closest to the viewer are large with textured bark. Shadows from the foliage above create a dappled effect on the ground. The scene is in black and white, emphasizing contrast, textures, and light and shadow interplay.
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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

    2015.205.13

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 / 3 JAN / 1972; top right rectangular postmark stamped in black ink: ALWAYS USE / ZIP CODE; 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; by unknown hand, center right in graphite circled: 852; lower right printed in black ink on applied label and crossed out in graphite: Laurence McGilvery / 7769 Eads / La Jolla, California 92037; bottom left printed in black ink: Eleanor Antin / 100 BOOTS IN THE GROVE / Sorrento Valley, California / Oct. 8, 1971 11:00 A.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.13

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