Fairfield Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1907 Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 18, 1975 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University, Art Students' League |
| Known for | Painting, art criticism |
| Movement | New York Figurative Expressionism |
| Spouse | Anne Porter |
Fairfield Porter (June 10, 1907 – September 18, 1975) was an American painter and art critic.
Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois, north of Chicago. He was the fourth of five children of James Porter, an architect, and Ruth Furness Porter, a poet. He was the brother of photographer Eliot Porter. In 1932 he married the poet Anne (Channing) Porter.[1]
Porter was a figurative painter at a time when abstraction was more popular.[1][2] He painted landscapes, house interiors, and portraits of family, friends and other artists. He made many paintings of the land, his home, and family in Southampton, Long Island and at Great Spruce Head Island in Maine where they spent many summers.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biographical Note | A Finding Aid to the Fairfield Porter papers, 1888-2001, bulk 1924-1975 | Digitized Collection | Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vendler, Helen (2002). "Ashbery's Aesthetic: Reporting on Fairfield Porter and Saul Steinberg". JSTOR - Harvard Review. Retrieved February 8, 2023.