Eliot Porter
American, 1901–1990
Juniper Tree, Arches National Monument, Utah, August 27, 1958
Dye transfer print
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Bequest of the artist
The relationship between the individual tree and the scene or the event depicted is what is interesting to see and to understand. Each photo tells a unique story. Trees are sometimes so old, they have seen so much. Trees don’t wait for the photographer to be beautiful or expressive, they just are. More»
