Rackstraw Downes research material concerning Fairfield Porter
name: label: Creator
content: Downes, Rackstraw
label: Names
content: Porter, Fairfield
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art critics -- New York (State) -- Southampton
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Rackstraw Downes in 2012.
creator: label: Creator
content: Downes, Rackstraw
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content: Rackstraw Downes research material concerning Fairfield Porter
abstract: label: Summary
content: TThe Rackstraw Downes research material concerning Fairfield Porter measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1962 to 2000, with the bulk of the material dating from 1970-1979. Downes used the material to compile, edit and write the introduction to Fairfield Porter: Art In Its Own Terms - Selected Criticism 1935-1975 published in 1979. Research materials include articles about Porter, exhibition catalogs, photocopies of letters and some original correspondence, theses and manuscripts. Also included are project files for the publication of Art In Its Own Terms.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rackstraw Downes (1939-), a landscape painter and author in New York City, edited and wrote the introduction to Fairfield Porter: Art In It's Own Terms: Selected Criticism 1935-1975.  Born in Kent, England, Downes received a B.A. in English literature from Cambridge University in 1961 and earned an M.F.A. from the Yale School of Arts in 1961.  Downes was personally acquainted with Porter.

Fairfield Porter (1907-1975), a painter, art critic and poet, resided in Southampton, New York. Porter was a strong advocate for figure painting. He wrote for ArtNews and The Nation, and eventually became art editor for The Nation.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1962-2000
label: Date
content: bulk 1970-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.downrack
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series:

Series 1: Research Material, 1962-2000 (0.7 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Files on  -- Fairfield Porter: Art In Its Own Terms, Selected Criticism 1935-1975 -- , 1973-1992 (0.3 linear feet; Box 1)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: This collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared in 2013 by Rachel Salzmann.  The Archives of American Art has implemented minimal processing tactics when possible in order to increase information about and access to more of our collections. 

Minimal processing included arrangement to the series and folder level.  Generally, items within folders were simply verified with folder titles, but not arranged further.  Folders within boxes were not numbered.  The collection was rehoused in archival containers and folders, but not all staples and clips were removed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Rackstraw Downes research material concerning Fairfield Porter measure 1.0 linear foot and date from 1962 to 2000, with the bulk of the material dating from 1970-1979. Downes used the material to compile, edit and write the introduction to Fairfield Porter: Art In Its Own Terms - Selected Criticism 1935-1975 published in 1979. Research materials include articles about Porter, exhibition catalogs, photocopies of letters and some original correspondence, theses and manuscripts. Also included are project files for the publication of Art In Its Own Terms.