Fairfield Porter

The Screen Porch
1964

A painting depicting four individuals on a porch with a backdrop of dense greenery. On the left, a young person in a red shirt and shorts stands with hands clasped, looking directly ahead. In the center, a child in a pink shirt and blue shorts is turned away, facing a seated man who is engrossed in reading a book. On the right, an older individual with short gray hair in a red cardigan and white shirt observes the scene. A table with paint cans and a brush cleaner is visible in the foreground. The setting suggests a calm, domestic outdoor scene.

A painting depicting four individuals on a porch with a backdrop of dense greenery. On the left, a young person in a red shirt and shorts stands with hands clasped, looking directly ahead. In the center, a child in a pink shirt and blue shorts is turned away, facing a seated man who is engrossed in reading a book. On the right, an older individual with short gray hair in a red cardigan and white shirt observes the scene. A table with paint cans and a brush cleaner is visible in the foreground. The setting suggests a calm, domestic outdoor scene.

Not on view

Date
1964

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 80 × 80in. (203.2 × 203.2 cm)

Accession number
77.1.41

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Lawrence H. Bloedel Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© The Estate of Fairfield Porter/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, NY

API
artworks/2247

Exhibitions

Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection

Apr 2, 2016–Apr 2, 2017

Fairfield Porter
11 works in the collection

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