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Butter Island, Maine

A work made of gelatin silver print.
© 1990, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist.

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

August 1937

Artist:

Eliot Porter
American, 1901–1990

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Eliot Porter

Title

Butter Island, Maine

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1937

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

21.8 × 17.9 cm (8 5/8 × 7 1/16 in.); Mount: 45.8 × 35.6 cm (18 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Image/paper: 21.6 × 17.8 cm (8 1/2 × 7 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edward C. Porter

Reference Number

1964.91

Copyright

© 1990, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist.

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