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Summary: Seven letters from Fairfield Porter to his brother, photographer Eliot Porter. Fairfield writes about his own writings on art and photography, science, and the sale of his paintings.
Porter, Eliot, 1901-1990
Photographer
Size: 7 Items
Summary: Seven letters from Fairfield Porter to his brother, photographer Eliot Porter. Fairfield writes about his own writings on art and photography, science, and the sale of his paintings.
Eliot Porter (1901-1990) was a photographer in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His brother, Fairfield, was a painter and art critic.
Donated 2017 by Stephen Porter, Eliot Porter's son.
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Fairfield Porter letters to Eliot Porter, 1959-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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