100 Boots on the Ferry. Upper Harbor, New York City. May 16, 1973, 11:20 a.m.

1973

Eleanor Antin

Associated Names
Eleanor Antin

Artist, American, born 1935

Phel Steinmetz

Photographer, American, 1944 - 2013

The image shows a view looking over a body of water towards a city skyline. Neat rows of rubber boots are placed in front of a wrought iron fence. The water leads towards the horizon where the cityscape is visible, with skyscrapers, a ferry, and the Statue of Liberty in the distance. The image is in black and white, creating high contrast between the foreground and background elements.
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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

    2015.205.46

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: The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53 St., N.Y.C.; top right postmark stamped in blue ink: NEW YORK / MAY 30'73 / N.Y. / U.S. POSTAGE / 08 : / P.B / METER / 145559; top right printed in black ink: PLACE / STAMP / HERE; upper right printed in black ink: POST CARD / ADDRESS; center left printed in black ink: May 30-July 8, 1973; center 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 ON THE FERRY / Upper Harbor, New York City / May 16, 1973 11:20 A.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.46

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