100 Boots Cross County. Miramar Road, California. September 8, 1971, 4:10 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 dense forest with tall, slender trees extending upwards and filling the frame. The horizon is not visible, as the trees dominate the scene. The ground is covered with fallen leaves, branches, and winding paths. There are patches of light where sunlight filters through the canopy above. The composition is in black-and-white, highlighting the contrast between dark shadows and lighter areas. The play of light and shadow creates a textured visual experience. In the distance, the trees continue to create a pattern of vertical lines and natural forms.
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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

    2015.205.14

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 / JAN 31 / PM / 1972; top right rectangular postmark stamped in black ink: JOIN / THE / MARCH OF DIMES; top right eight-cent stamp: 8c / EISENHOWER. USA; upper right printed in black ink: POST CARD / ADDRESS; center printed in black ink perpendicular: FRYE & SMITH, LTD., SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; lower right printed in black ink on applied label: Laurence McGilvery / P.O. Box 852 / La Jolla, California 92037; bottom left printed in black ink: Eleanor Antin / 100 BOOTS CROSS COUNTRY / Miramar Road, California / Sept. 8, 1971 4:10 P.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.14

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