Providing both authorized biography and artistic analysis, this book draws on previously unpublished correspondence to describe the emergence of the American artist Fairfield Porter as a figurative painter in the post-war decades of Abstract Expressionism who struggled to achieve recognition. Porter's work is significant for its quintessentially American subject matter, and the book presents 280 paintings, prints and drawings as a kind of autobiography, for the artist's subjects were always himself, his family and friends, ...
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Providing both authorized biography and artistic analysis, this book draws on previously unpublished correspondence to describe the emergence of the American artist Fairfield Porter as a figurative painter in the post-war decades of Abstract Expressionism who struggled to achieve recognition. Porter's work is significant for its quintessentially American subject matter, and the book presents 280 paintings, prints and drawings as a kind of autobiography, for the artist's subjects were always himself, his family and friends, and the places where he lived.
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Add this copy of Fairfield Porter: an American Classic to cart. $95.00, very good condition, Sold by Edward Ripp: Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Albuquerque, NM, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harry N. Abrams.
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Near Fine. 0810937190 4to, 320 pp, near fine in dust jacket. 277 illustrations, including 184 in color. Includes a checklist of Fairfield Porter's paintings.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. A few library labels and markings. Card pocket in rear. Dust jacket in new mylar. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 320 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Fairfield Porter to cart. $130.00, very good condition, Sold by Inside the Covers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lancaster, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Harry N Abrams.
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Very Good in Very Good-dust jacket. 0810937190. Hard cover published by Harry N. Abrams in 1992. Blue-green covers with lettering on front and spine. Spine has slightly faded. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has a small tear at top of spine and is in very good minus condition. Square 4to, 320 pages, 4.9 lb.; Square 4to 9"-11" tall; 320 pages.
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Fairfield Porter. Fine in fine jacket. Profusely illustrated in color and in black & white. 320 pages. Thick square 4to, green cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1992). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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Like New in Like New jacket. Size: 10x1x10; This is Abrams at their best. A marvelous selection of art from Porter. 320 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book Hardbound in dust jacket. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end page. Spotting to end pages. Some sun fading to dust jacket that shows minor wear & a few small tears to edges, otherwise very good. [ Heavy-Please contact for overseas shipping quote ]
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