Birds in Color (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1953 October 1 - 1953 October 22

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened October 1, 1953 and closed October 22, 1953. Located in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Birds in Color" featured 50 color photographs by Eliot Porter of birds from all parts of the United States.

Summary

"Birds in Color" featured 50 color photographs by Eliot Porter of birds from all parts of the United States. Porter photographed the birds so that every detail of their marking was clearly visible and every color was exactly as seen in nature. The exhibition, which was circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, was on view in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from October 1 through October 22, 1953.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Smithsonian Institution.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, October 1, 1953. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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