100 Boots in the Marsh. San Elijo Lagoon, California. October 8, 1971, 8:00 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 landscape with a body of water in the middle. The horizon is low with a hill running across. Dark bottle-like shapes are close to the viewer. The water reflects light, contrasting with the dark land beyond. In the background, a hill with a winding pathway through shrubs and vegetation is visible against the sky. The color palette is high contrast, creating a monochrome, abstract quality.
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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

    2015.205.20

  • 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 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; center right printed in black ink on applied label: Laurence McGilvery / P.O. Box 852 / La Jolla, Calif. 92037; bottom left printed in black ink: Eleanor Antin / 100 BOOTS IN THE MARSH / San Elijo Lagoon, California / Oct. 8, 1971 8:00 A.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.20

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