Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): Fairfield Porter / 1957
the artist, Southampton, N. Y. (1957–d. 1975); Mrs. Fairfield Porter, Southampton, N. Y. (1975–78; her gift to MMA)
New York. Tibor de Nagy. "Fairfield Porter," May 1958.
Tuscaloosa. University of Alabama. "Fairfield Porter," January 17–March 20, 1964.
Hartford, Conn. Trinity College. "Fairfield Porter," April 21–June 1966, no catalogue.
Swarthmore, Pa. Swarthmore College. "Fairfield Porter," March 3–22, 1967, no catalogue.
Lincoln, Mass. deCordova and Dana Museum and Park. "Candid Painting: American Genre 1950-1975," October 12–December 7 ,1975, no. 47.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Recent Acquisitions: Twentieth Century Art Department," October 16, 1979–January 30, 1980, no catalogue.
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Junior Museum. "Portraits: A Selection from the Department of 20th Century Art," November 25, 1980–February 16, 1981, no catalogue.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. "Fairfield Porter (1907–1975): Realist Painter in an Age of Abstraction," January 12–March 13, 1983, no. 16.
Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Art Museum. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–April 21, 1985, unnumbered cat. (p. 59).
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," May 5–June 30, 1985, unnumbered cat.
New York. National Academy of Design. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," July 16–September 1, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Evanston, Ill. Terra Museum of American Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," September 15–November 10, 1985, unnumbered cat.
Little Rock. Arkansas Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," November 12, 1985–January 19, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," February 9–March 30, 1986, unnumbered cat.
St. Paul. Minnesota Museum of Art. "The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 20–June 8, 1986, unnumbered cat.
Southampton, N. Y. Parrish Art Museum. "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter," June 27–September 12, 1993, no. 14.
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College. "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter," October 29–December 24, 1993, no. 14.
Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame. "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter," January 20–March 20, 1994, no. 14.
Buffalo. Albright-Knox Art Gallery. "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter," May 14–July 3, 1994, no. 14.
Waterville, Me. Colby College Museum of Art. "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter," July 20–September 21, 1994, no. 14.
Miami. Florida International University Art Museum. "Fairfield Porter: An American Painter," October 28–November 23, 1994.
New York. AXA Gallery (formerly Equitable Gallery). "Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art," March 16–May 27, 2000, no catalogue.
Seattle. Frye Art Museum. "Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art, 1907–1975," October 5, 2002–January 5, 2003, unnumbered cat.
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. "Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art, 1907–1975," February 1–April 20, 2003, unnumbered cat.
Portland, Me. Portland Museum of Art. "Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art, 1907–1975," June 14–September 7, 2003, unnumbered cat.
San Antonio. McNay Art Museum. "Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art, 1907–1975," October 6–December 31, 2003, unnumbered cat.
East Hampton, N.Y. Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. "Elaine de Kooning Portrayed," August 6–October 31, 2015, unnumbered cat. (pl. 15).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Fairfield Porter: Paintings from the Collection," April 14, 2017–March 12, 2018, no catalogue.
J[ames]. S[chuyler]. "Reviews and Previews: Fairfield Porter [de Nagy; May]." Art News 57 (May 1958), p. 13.
Paul Cummings. "Interview with Fairfield Porter." American Artist 39 (April 1975), p. 34, ill.
Theodore F. Wolff. "Today's 'Questioning' Art." Christian Science Monitor (December 3, 1979), p. 19, calls it "Portrait of Elaine De Kooning".
Hilton Kramer in "Critics' Choices: What's Special This Holiday Weekend." New York Times (November 23, 1979), p. C16.
John Bernard Myers. "Fairfield Porter: Poet of the Commonplace." Portfolio 5 (January/February 1983), p. 57, ill.
Lowery Stokes Sims. The Figure in 20th Century American Art: Selections from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Exh. cat., Jacksonville Art Museum. New York, 1984, pp. 42, 58–59, ill.
Michael Brenson. "Back in the City, a Display of the Figure in Modern Art." New York Times (August 2, 1985), p. C21.
Michael Brenson. "Large Spaces, Large Questions at The Met." New York Times (March 15, 1987), p. 35, ill. (installation view).
Maureen Mullarkey. "Tuesday at the Met." Hudson Review 40 (Summer 1987), p. 205.
Joan Ludman. "Checklist of the Paintings by Fairfield Porter." Fairfield Porter: An American Classic. New York, 1992, p. 288.
John T. Spike. "The Last Years 1967–1975." Fairfield Porter: An American Classic. New York, 1992, pp. 132, 231.
Carol Strickland. "Fairfield Porter's Realist Art is Rediscovered." New York Times (November 1, 1992), p. LI1.
Justin Spring. "Looking at Art: Barefoot and Bohemian." Art News 98 (Summer 1999), pp. 88, 90, ill. (color).
Donna Gustafson. "Books: More Than a Gentleman Painting: Fairfield Porter." Commonweal 127 (April 7, 2000), ill. p. 26.
Joan Ludman. Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels. New York, 2001, pp. 150–51, no. L223, ill.
Phyllis Braff. Elaine de Kooning Portrayed. Exh. cat., Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. East Hampton, N.Y., 2015, pp. 17, 65, ill. and colorpl. 15.
Ken Johnson. "A Painter and Places, in Hamptons Close-Ups." New York Times (August 7, 2015), p. C24, ill. (installation view, Exh. East Hampton 2015).
Fairfield Porter (American, Winnetka, Illinois 1907–1975 Southampton, New York)
1973
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