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Fairfield Porter (American, 1907-1975)
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Fairfield Porter
Sixth Avenue II 1971
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Biography |
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1907 |
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Born in Winnetka, IL |
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1928 |
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Studied Philosophy and Art at Harvard, Cambridge, MA |
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1930 |
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Studied at the Art Students League, New York, NY |
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1931 |
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First lithographed illustration for The Possessed by Dostoyevsky, Italy |
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1932 |
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Married poet Anne Channing, New York, NY |
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1975 |
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Died |
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Exhibitions |
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1991 |
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Drawings By, Curated by John Lees, Proctor Art Center, Bard College, Annadale, New York |
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1987 |
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Still Life, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI |
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1987 |
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Compass Rose Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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1986 |
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The Late Watercolors, Katonah Gallery, Katonah, NY (solo) |
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1986 |
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Art Museum of Florida International University, Miami |
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1986 |
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Objects Observed, Summit Art Center, Summit, NJ |
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1986 |
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Drawings and Drawings, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY |
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1985 |
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The Realist Landscape, Robeson Center Gallery, Newark, NJ |
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1985 |
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Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY (solo) |
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1984 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County Branch (solo) |
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1984 |
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Paintings and Works on Pater', Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo) |
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1984 |
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Art and Friendship: A Tribute to Fairfield Porter, Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY |
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1983 |
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Retrospective, organized by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA (solo) |
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1982 |
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Haus Olen Kunst, Munich |
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1981 |
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Pennsylvania Acadimy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia |
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1981 |
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The Contemporary American Landscape, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY |
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1979 |
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Mickelson Gallery, Washington, DC (solo) |
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1979 |
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Artist's Choice Museum, New York, NY (solo) |
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1979 |
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Hull Gallery, Washington, DC (solo) |
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1979 |
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Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo) |
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Literature |
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1989 |
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John Arthur, Spirit of Place, Bullfinch Press, Boston, MA |
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1987 |
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'Objects Observed', Summit Art Center News, December-January |
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1987 |
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Alan G. Artner, 'Gallery Debut Is a Hit Thanks to Porter Show', The Chicago Tribune, April 1 |
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1986 |
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Eileen Watkins, 'Art', The Star Ledger, Newark, NJ |
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1979 |
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Fairfield Porter. Art in Its Own Terms. Selected Criticism, 1935-1975. Edited and with and Introduction by Rackstraw Downes, Taplinger, NY |
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