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Fairfield Porter

Fairfield Porter (1907–1975) was an American painter, journalist and printmaker.

Fairfield Porter in brief

Born
1907
Died
1975
Known for
painter, journalist, printmaker and art critic
Place of birth
Winnetka
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Overview

Born at Winnetka in 1907, died at Southampton in 1975.

In detail

Fairfield Porter studied at Harvard University, Art Students League of New York and Hessian Hills School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting and art criticism.

Work by Fairfield Porter is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Fairfield Porter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q5430337: Fairfield Porter

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