Eliot F. Porter

Eliot F. Porter
Competition: US & Canada
As published in the Foundation’s Report for 1941–42:
PORTER, ELIOT FURNESS: Appointed for the making of a photographic record, in black and white and color, of certain species of birds in the United States; tenure, twelve months from April 1, 1941.
Born December 6, 1901, Hubbard Woods, Illinois. Education: Harvard University, B.S., 1924, M.D., 1929.
Tutor in Biochemical Sciences, 1929–38, Research Associate, 1938, Harvard University.
Exhibitions: One-man shows, An American Place, 1939, and Santa Fe Museum of Art, 1940. Exhibited in International Salon of Photography, Boston International Salon of Nature Photography.
Publications: Photographs published in Twice A Year, U. S. Camera, Naturalist, Photo Technique, National Geographic Magazine. Awarded first prize for child picture by U. S. Camera, 1940.