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James Amos Porter BIOGRAPHY
1905 Baltimore, Maryland - 1970 Washington, D.C.. Known for: Figure-genre, portrait and still life painting.
The following was submitted by Coni Porter Uzelac, daughter of the artist. JAMES AMOS PORTER: THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN ART HISTORY was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 22, 1905. He was the... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Coni Porter Uzelac, daughter of the artist. JAMES AMOS PORTER: THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN ART HISTORY was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 22, 1905. He was the youngest of seven children of John, a Methodist minister and Lydia Peck Porter. He received his early... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Coni Porter Uzelac, daughter of the artist. JAMES AMOS PORTER: THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN ART HISTORY was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 22, 1905. He was the youngest of seven children of John, a Methodist minister and Lydia Peck Porter. He received his early education in Maryland, and entered the public schools of the District of Columbia in 1918, graduating with honors in 1923 from Armstrong High School. Program notes from "Class Night Exercises, Class of... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Coni Porter Uzelac, daughter of the artist. JAMES AMOS PORTER: THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN ART HISTORY was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 22, 1905. He was the youngest of seven children of John, a Methodist minister and Lydia Peck Porter. He received his early education in Maryland, and entered the public schools of the District of Columbia in 1918, graduating with honors in 1923 from Armstrong High School. Program notes from "Class Night Exercises, Class of 1923" list Porter as Class Treasurer, and report that he gave the Salutatory address. He entered Howard University's School of Applied Sciences on an art scholarship in the fall of 1923, pursuing courses in painting, drawing and the history of art... Read full biography
The following was submitted by Coni Porter Uzelac, daughter of the artist. JAMES AMOS PORTER: THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN ART HISTORY was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 22, 1905. He was the youngest of seven children of John, a Methodist minister and Lydia Peck Porter. He received his early education in Maryland, and entered the public schools of the District of Columbia in 1918, graduating with honors in 1923 from Armstrong High School. Program notes from "Class Night Exercises, Class of 1923" list Porter as Class Treasurer, and report that he gave the Salutatory address. He entered Howard University's School of Applied Sciences on an art scholarship in the fall of 1923, pursuing courses in painting, drawing and the history of art under the tutelage of James V. Herring, who founded and chaired the newly organized Howard University, organized in 1927.... Read full biography
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The following was submitted by Coni Porter Uzelac, daughter of the artist.
JAMES AMOS PORTER: THE DEAN OF AFRO-AMERICAN ART HISTORY was born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 22, 1905. He was the youngest of seven children of John, a Methodist minister and Lydia Peck Porter. He received his early education in Maryland, and entered the public schools of the District of Columbia in 1918, graduating with honors in 1923 from Armstrong High School. Program notes from "Class Night Exercises, Class of 1923" list Porter as Class Treasurer, and report that he gave the Salutatory address.
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