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Fairfield Porter 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 in Southampton, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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Fairfield Porter: Raw—The Creative Process of an American Master, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY (solo)
Fairfield Porter (1907-1975), Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Fairfield Porter : Drawings and Poetry, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1993
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On Paper: The Figure in Twentieth Century American Art, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1991
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Drawings By, Proctor Art Center, Bard College, Annadale, NY
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1987
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Still Life, Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI
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)
Art Museum of Florida International University, Miami, FL
Objects Observed, Summit Art Center, Summit, NJ
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
Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, NY (solo)
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1984
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Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County, CT (solo)
Paintings and Works on Pater', Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (solo)
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, Germany
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1981
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Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Contemporary American Landscape, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY
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1979
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Mickelson Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
Artist's Choice Museum, New York, NY (solo)
Hull Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
Gross-McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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| Literature |
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1989
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Arthur, John. Spirit of Place. Boston: Bullfinch Press, 1989.
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1979
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Downes, Rackstraw. Art in Its Own Terms: Selected Criticism, 1935-1975. Boston: MFA Publications/artWorks, 1979.
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| Links to further information |
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