Porter, Fairfield, 1907-1975
<p>Fairfield Porter (June 10, 1907 – September 18, 1975) 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.</p>
<p>While a student at Harvard, Porter majored in fine arts; he continued his studies [...]</p>
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Fairfield Porter was born near Chicago in 1907, the fourth of five children of James and Ruth Furness Porter. His father was an architect, his mother a poet from a literary family, and Porter grew up in an environment where art and literature were highly valued. His father designed the family homes in Winnetka, Illinois and
on Great Spruce Head Island, an island in Maine that he purchased for the family in 1912. Fairfield Porter [...]
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Name Entry: Porter, Fairfield, 1907-1975
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Name Entry: Fairfield Porter 1907-1975
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Name Entry: Porter, Fairfield (American painter and lithographer) 1907-1975
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