100 Boots in the Wild Mustard. Solana Beach, California. June 19, 1971, 3:00 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 black and white perspective with no colors present. The viewpoint looks slightly downward, capturing an area filled with dense vegetation and numerous dark, vertical stumps protruding from the ground. The horizon is obscured by the tall plants, blending into the grassy background. The image has a high-contrast print style, emphasizing sharp details in the shadows of the stumps and the highlights of the branches. The play between light and dark areas creates a striking contrast, highlighting the textures of the scene. Dry vegetation dominates the foreground, while further back, the density of stumps increases, blending into the natural tangle.
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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

    2015.205.19

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: SOLANA BEACH, CA / JUL 7 / AM / 1972 / 92075; top right printed in black ink: PLACE / STAMP / HERE; top right eight-cent stamp: 8c / EISENHOWER. USA; top right postmark stamped in black ink: [parallel wavy lines]; 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 WILD MUSTARD / Solana Beach, California / June 19, 1971 3:00 P.M. / (Photo: Philip Steinmetz); by unknown hand, bottom left in graphite: No.19

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