Anne Porter's Posthumous Projects
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Porter, Fairfield
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- Fairfield Porter papers
- Sponsor
- Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art.
- Extent
- (Box 4; 0.2 linear feet)
- Date
- 1980-1988, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Art
- Identifier
- AAA.portfair, Series 6
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Fairfield Porter papers, 1888-2001 (bulk 1924-1975). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
- Scope and Contents note
- This series contains research, writings, and correspondence related to three publication projects executed by Anne Porter and various editors after the death of her husband, Fairfield Porter. Projects include a catalog raisonée of Porter's artwork edited by Joan Ludman, an edition of collected letters edited by Ted Leigh, and an edition of collected poems edited by John Yau. Materials for the catalog raisonée include notes, correspondence, reproductions of works of art, and clippings. Correspondence contains information about the provenance and subject matter of artworks. Correspondents include John MacWhinnie, Lucian Day, Bill Berkson, and Larry Campbell. Also found is a letter concerning a forged painting, and two proposals for the catalog raisonée project. Materials related to the collected letters include correspondence between Anne Porter and Ted Leigh, copies of letters from a few of Porter's correspondents including James Schuyler, and a manuscript of an article by Leigh. The collected poems file contains correspondence, a typescript and a corrected proof for the 1985 publication. A copy of the Collected Poems is filed with Printed Materials. Manuscripts of Porter's poetry are filed with Writings. Publicity for these publications is filed with Printed Materials.
- Collection Restrictions
- The bulk of this collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Use of material not digitized requires an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562712637565-1562712637655-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0