Fairfield Porter

Fairfield Porter was an American painter and art critic. He was the fourth of five children of James Porter, an architect, and Ruth Furness Porter, a poet from a literary family. He was the brother of photographer Eliot Porter and the brother-in-law of federal Reclamation Commissioner Michael W. Straus.

Works in Collection

7 works

Broadway

Fairfield Porter

1972

Flowers by the Sea

Fairfield Porter

1965

Schwenk

Fairfield Porter

1959

Sixth Avenue I (State I)

Fairfield Porter

1971

Sun and Sea from 1776 USA 1976 Bicentennial Prints

Fairfield Porter

(1975, published 1976)

Ten Lithographs by Ten Artists

Jack Beal

1971

The Dog at the Door from Ten Lithographs by Ten Artists

Fairfield Porter

1971

Exhibitions

6 exhibitions

Mar 24, 1960 – Apr 17, 1960

Selections from the Art Lending Service

67 artists

Dec 21, 1960 – Feb 05, 1961

Recent Acquisitions

222 artists · 3 curators

Jul 28, 1971 – Nov 01, 1971

Ways of Looking

132 artists · 1 curator

Jun 26, 1972 – Sep 15, 1972

Prints for Collectors

36 artists · 1 curator

Oct 08, 1972 – Nov 15, 1972

Landscape

40 artists · 1 curator

Dec 07, 1976 – Feb 06, 1977

Rooms

32 artists