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1907 Winnetka, Illinois - 1975 Southampton, New York. Known for: Landscape, coastal, figure and genre painting.
Fairfield Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1907, the son of a wealthy architect. He was taken to Europe as a child and exposed to the paintings of such masters as Titian and Veronese. He... Read full biography
Fairfield Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1907, the son of a wealthy architect. He was taken to Europe as a child and exposed to the paintings of such masters as Titian and Veronese. He graduated from Harvard in 1928 and from 1928 to 1930 he studied Art History with Bernard Berenson. He... Read full biography
Fairfield Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1907, the son of a wealthy architect. He was taken to Europe as a child and exposed to the paintings of such masters as Titian and Veronese. He graduated from Harvard in 1928 and from 1928 to 1930 he studied Art History with Bernard Berenson. He began his art education in earnest at the Art Students League, where he studied with Boardman Robinson and Thomas Hart Benton. There were two turning points in Porter's artistic life: in 1936 when he... Read full biography
Fairfield Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1907, the son of a wealthy architect. He was taken to Europe as a child and exposed to the paintings of such masters as Titian and Veronese. He graduated from Harvard in 1928 and from 1928 to 1930 he studied Art History with Bernard Berenson. He began his art education in earnest at the Art Students League, where he studied with Boardman Robinson and Thomas Hart Benton. There were two turning points in Porter's artistic life: in 1936 when he met Willem de Kooning and in 1938 when he saw an exhibition of Vuillard and Bonnard in Chicago. Porter was a nature painter but his nature is tame, sensuous, unthreatening and a comfortable container for the well-ordered and well-lived life. He painted... Read full biography
Fairfield Porter was born in Winnetka, Illinois in 1907, the son of a wealthy architect. He was taken to Europe as a child and exposed to the paintings of such masters as Titian and Veronese. He graduated from Harvard in 1928 and from 1928 to 1930 he studied Art History with Bernard Berenson. He began his art education in earnest at the Art Students League, where he studied with Boardman Robinson and Thomas Hart Benton. There were two turning points in Porter's artistic life: in 1936 when he met Willem de Kooning and in 1938 when he saw an exhibition of Vuillard and Bonnard in Chicago. Porter was a nature painter but his nature is tame, sensuous, unthreatening and a comfortable container for the well-ordered and well-lived life. He painted ordinary objects and subjects, common scenes, things that surrounded him easily. His pictures are gentle companions, good-natured and good look... Read full biography
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- Fairfield Porter, Classic ModernistFebruary 2005Prescott, TheodoreAmerican Arts Quarterly
- Underrated/OverratedJanuary 2005Sheets, Hilarie MARTnews
- A Permanent Record of What Has BeenMay 2004Koob, Pamela NAmerican Artist
- Art Events-TexasDecember 2003Osterman, JulieSouthwest Art
- ReviewsOctober 2003Editor, ARTnewsARTnews
- Art on ViewAugust 2003Editors, American Art ReviewAmerican Art Review
- ExhibitionsDecember 2002Hoashi, LisaAmerican Artist
- The Technical PageDecember 2002Sutherland, JaneAmerican Artist
- Coast to Coast, Best of the WestOctober 2002Editors, Southwest ArtSouthwest Art
- On Island: A Century of ContinuityOctober 2000McAvoy, Suzette LaneAmerican Art Review
- The Farnsworth Art MuseumJune 2000Gerdts, William (essays) etc.American Art Review
- Barefoot and BohemianAugust 1999Spring, JustinARTnews
- Art News Flash Back, Flash ForwardNovember 1997Editors, Art NewsARTnews
- Still Life, Object in Ameican ArtOctober 1997Sims, Lowery/Sabine RewaldAmerican Art Review
- Art TalkJune 1996Editors, ARTnewsARTnews
- SketchbookJune 1996Knapp, RebeccaArt & Antiques
- How to master the mastersJune 1996Sullivan, TerryAmerican Artist
- How Criticized Deal with CriticismJune 1995Grant, DanielAmerican Artist
- Fairfield PorterJune 1994AR editorsAmerican Art Review