Fairfield Porter

Fairfield Porter

The first comprehensive survey of the beloved figurative realist painter Fairfield Porter to be published in more than two decades. A figurative realist in the heyday of abstract expressionism, Fairfield Porter (1907â€“1975) painted himself, his family, and friends in New York City, in Southampton, Long Island, and on an island off the Maine coast, all depicting a relaxed and comfortable world that seemed to mirror his own affluent, well-connected existence. With virtually all of the artistâ€™s previous publications now out of print, this much-anticipated volume is an important addition to the literature on this great American master. Porter graduated from Harvard in 1928 and then studied at the Art Students League in New York with Thomas Hart Benton. Along with months in Maine, Porter lived in New York and from 1948 on, in Southampton where he purchased a large, late Federal-style house for his own expanding family. Porter painted several artist friends, including Elaine de Kooning, Larry Rivers, and Jane Freilicher. He was also close to the modern poets John Ashbery, Frank Oâ€™Hara, and James Schuyler. With a carefully curated selection of the artistâ€™s best works, John Wilmerding, a specialist in American art, gives full consideration to Porterâ€™s expressive compositions and a color palette influenced by his coastal surroundings. Karen Wilkin discusses Porterâ€™s influences and pictorial creativity. Distinguished poet J. D. McClatchy writes a reflection on one of Porterâ€™s paintings.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780847848744
Color Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate 2016-10-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847848744

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780847848744
Color	Sky/Pale blue
ReleaseDate	2016-10-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780847848744

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