Fairfield Porter: A Catalogue Raisonné of his Prints
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ludman, Joan
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content: Joan Ludman papers relating to Fairfield Porter
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet (Box 1)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ludmjoan, Series 1
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content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Research correspondence is arranged alphaetically by correspondent. Photographs that were reproduced in the catalogue raisonné are arranged by medium.
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content: Correspondence consists mainly of incoming letters. Research correspondence concerns provenance and exhibition history of Porter prints; also found is information received after the publication deadline. Material from the 1930s consists of photocopies of Porter's letters to John Wheelwright about linoleum cuts he made for the Socialist publication Poems for a Dime. Miscellaneous correspondence includes letters from Anne Porter concerning the catalogue raisonné, publication permissions and comments about the catalogue raisonné.

Among the writings are Ludman's "Log of the Work in Progress on Research and Interviews…," interview transcripts, and notes.

Printed material used for resarch mentions or reproduces Porter's prints. Also found is similar material post-dating publication of the book, along with publicity for the catalogue raisonné and reviews.

The black and white zinc plate lithograph is for Scorpion, Eagle and Dove, A Love Poem by Ted Berrigan (illustrated and lettered by Porter), circa 1970. Book jackets featuring Porter's work are for volumes of poetry by John Koethe and James Schulyer, and for Ludman's catalogue raisonné. Also found are a small number of negatives and transparencies.