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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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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesWho Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesCollecting African American Art Works on Paper and Canvas
1998Taha, Halima270 pages (color)In Search of Balance
1997Center for African-Am History0 pagesA History-African-American Artists From 1792 to the Present
1993Bearden, Romare/Harry Henderson542 pages (color)Free Within Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art
1993Perry, Regina A203 pages (color)A Nation's Legacy 150 Years of American Art from Ohio Collections
1992
(Exhibition catalog)Columbus Museum of Art198 pages (color)Modern Negro Art
1992Porter, James Amos0 pages (color)James A Porter, Artist and Art Historian, The Memory and Legacy
1992Uzelac, Constance Porter, etc.156 pages (color)Against the Odds African-American Artists and the Harmon Foundation
1989
(Exhibition catalog)Reynolds, Gary/Beryl J Wright298 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesArt: African American
1978Lewis, Samella246 pages (color)Two Centuries of Black American Art
1976
(Exhibition catalog)Driskell, David C221 pages (color)Amistad II Afro-American Art
1975
(Exhibition catalog)Driskell, David C92 pagesAfro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory
1973Cederholm, Theresa Dickason348 pagesAmerican Negro Art
1960Dover, Cedric186 pages (color)Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages