Porter, Eliot. Birds of North America by Eliot Porter. Signed Copy psychologically complex portraits and still

psychologically complex portraits and still lifes that challenge the boundaries of reality

The collection is noted for its high "curatorial eye

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Porter, Eliot. Birds of North America by Eliot Porter. Signed Copy psychologically complex portraits and stillA&W Visual Library, [1975]. Large format, 140pp. Wraps, near mint with a touch of wear at extremities, with many photos in black and white and color. [Includes the classic account of how Porter, in order to photograph the Cape May Warbler in its nest, gradually cut three foot sections out of the tree trunk until it was six feet off the ground.] Summary: Birds of North America: A Personal Selection (first published by E. P. Dutton & Co. in 1972) is a