100 Boots Taking the Hill (3). Lomas Santa Fe, California. June 13, 1972, 2:45 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 with rolling hills and dense foliage. A pathway winds through the terrain, leading the viewer's eye into the distance. The scene is portrayed in black and white, emphasizing textures and patterns. Small trees and shrubs can be seen in the distance among larger bushes.
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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

    2015.205.41

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 / 23 APR / 1973; top right rectangular postmark stamped in black ink: ALWAYS USE / ZIP CODE; 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 (3) / Lomas Santa Fe, California / June 13, 1972 2:45 P.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.41

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