100 Boots Taking the Hill (2). Lomas Santa Fe, California. June 13, 1972, 2:20 p.m.

1972

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 viewed from an elevated position. A gentle slope leads down into a natural scene. The horizon sits higher in the frame, partially obscured by trees. The foreground is filled with dense foliage, detailed with textures of shrubs and grasses. A narrow path winds through the scene toward rounded hilltops in the distance. Dark objects, possibly stones or posts, are arranged in the far background. The black and white photograph highlights tonal contrast, emphasizing the texture and atmosphere of 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

    2015.205.40

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 / 19 APR / 1973; top right rectangular postmark stamped in black ink: PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK / VISIT YOUR SCHOOLS; top right printed in black ink: PLACE / STAMP / HERE; upper 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, Calif. 92037; bottom left printed in black ink: Eleanor Antin / 100 BOOTS TAKING THE HILL (2) / Lomas Santa Fe, California / June 13, 1972 2:20 P.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.40

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