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Fairfield Porter: Raw—The Creative Process of an American Master
April 11–June 13, 2010
Fairfield Porter (American, 1907-1975). Landscape, 1960s. Oil on canvas. 24 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches. The Parrish Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Fairfield Porter, 1980.10.140
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This exhibition of approximately forty objects in all media is drawn from the Parrish Art Museum’s extensive holdings of works by Fairfield Porter. When Porter died on September 18, 1975 in Southampton, most of the works left in his studio were given by Porter’s widow to the Parrish. This unique gift included, in addition to major paintings and important works on paper, an unusually large number of works in a less finished state, including some unstretched paintings on canvas and a large number of paintings on boards. While the finished works have been widely exhibited, the unfinished paintings and most of the paintings on board have never been shown. In addition to a selection of completed paintings and works on paper, Fairfield Porter: Raw will present, for the first time, these unfinished paintings and accompanying sketches, drawings, and ephemera. In the spirit of the Parrish Art Museum’s key mission of celebrating the unique and ongoing creative climate of Long Island’s East End, these works will be exhibited “raw”—unframed and unmatted—to convey an unprecedented insight into the creative process of an artist.
Fairfield Porter: Raw is organized by Klaus Ottmann, Robert Lehman Curator, and is made possible through a special initiative dedicated to the exhibition and interpretation of the Parrish collections. The exhibition will tour to additional venues throughout the United States.
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Fairfield Porter (American, 1907-1975). Painting Materials, ca. 1949. Oil on canvas. 32 1/8 x 25 1/8 inches. The Parrish Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of Fairfield Porter, 1980.10.35
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