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James A. Porter, African Nude, 1934.Harmon Foundation Collection. Porter began his career as an instructor of painting and drawing at Howard University.During his four decade Howard tenure, he would work with artists, such as James Lesesne Wells and Lois Mailou Jones, chair the Art Department, and serve as Director of the Art Gallery (1953 through 1970). [4]
The James A. Porter Colloquium on African American Art and Art of the African Diaspora is an annual event hosted and sponsored by Howard University. James Porter is recognized as the "Father of African American art history." [1] [2] His book, Modern Negro Art, is the first comprehensive study of African American Art in the United States. [3]
Porter's traditional academic art education made him a standout compared to the many self-taught artists who had recently moved to Hartford. He was one of the few artists at the time, and the only man, to specialize in still life painting. [1] [5] While in Hartford, Porter created many of the still life paintings that he is known for today. A ...
An artist is recording the history of local shops by sketching store fronts from around the city. Ric Liptrot, 40, started drawing buildings around York when he moved to the city 15 years ago, and ...
Fairfield Porter (June 10, 1907 – September 18, 1975) was an American painter and art critic. [1] He was the fourth of five children of James Porter, an architect, and Ruth Furness Porter, a poet from a literary family. [2] He was the brother of photographer Eliot Porter and the brother-in-law of federal Reclamation Commissioner Michael W ...
For many years The Book Club of Detroit held its regular meetings at the Scarab Club. [7] The annual Exhibition of Michigan Artists at the Detroit Institute of Arts was originated by the Scarab Club in 1911. [citation needed] In 1915 the Scarab Club Prize became the top award and in 1917 the first Scarab Club Gold Medal was awarded.
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Vernon Carroll Porter, artist, was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1896. [1] He studied at the Art Students League , [ 2 ] Grand Central School Academy, the Mechanics Institute, and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and was known for his surreal landscape oil paintings.