100 Boots

1971–73

100 Boots, 1971–73. Eleanor Antin (American, b.1935). Postcard; photomechanical reproduction (relief half tone) of black and white photograph; 11.4 x 17.8 cm (4 1/2 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dorothea Wright Hamilton Fund 2018.294.39 the world during a two-and-a-half-year period. Modeled on the literary form of the “picaresque” (an episodic, often disjointed story that follows the exploits of its protagonist), the postcards document the adventures of one hundred empty boots as they march from the beach in San Diego to streets of New York.