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Fairfield Porter sketchbook, ca. 1950

Physical Details: Sketchbook : 1 v. : various media ; 25 x 19 cm.

Creator: Fairfield Porter (1907-1975), artist

Description: 94 pages. Images include numerous seascape and landscape studies; studies of tennis players; portraits and other figure studies in graphite, pen, and ink wash.
Condition: front cover has separated from sketchbook, back cover is attached. Cover is worn and dirty. Pages are in fairly good condition with minimal stains, lower right-hand corner is bent on all pages. On some images graphite has smeared. There are handwritten notes on the inside front and back covers.

Forms part of: Fairfield Porter papers, 1888-2001, bulk 1924-1975

Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined

Citation: Fairfield Porter sketchbook, ca. 1950. Fairfield Porter papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Digital ID: 5750

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