James A. Porter
seminal African American art historian known for systematic critical analysis of African American artists and their work (1905–1970)
Facts
22 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- December 22, 1905
- Date of death
- February 28, 1970
- Place of birth
- Baltimore
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Country of citizenship
- United States[9]
- Ethnic group
- African Americans[10]
- Occupation
- art historian, historian, painter
- Educated at
- University of Paris, Howard University, New York University, Art Students League of New York[11][12][13][14]
- Spouse
- Dorothy B. Porter[8]
- Student of
- Dimitri Romanovsky, George Brant Bridgman[21][22]
- Artist files at
- Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, National Gallery of Art Library[40][41][42]
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights[39]
- Described by source
- African American Leaders of Maryland: A Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Art Library Vertical Files, St. James Guide to Black Artists[23][24][25]
- Has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art, Harmon Foundation Collection at Fisk University, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery, Anacostia Community Museum, Georgia Museum of Art[32][33][34][35][36][37][38]
- Member of
- Alpha Phi Alpha[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- SAAM African American Artists, Black Lunch Table, WikiProject African diaspora, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files, WikiProject New York Public Library[27][28][29][30][31]
🏷️ Also known as
en James A. Porter
en James Amos Porter
en James Porter
ar جيمس أ. بورتر
de James Amos Porter
nl James Porter
pt James Amos Porter
🔖 Identifiers · 33
- ISNI
- 0000000078961654
- VIAF cluster ID
- 96581636
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n92098442
- GND ID
- 1154711749
- African American Visual Artists Database ID
- 209
- American National Biography ID
- 1701538
- ArchINFORM person/group ID
- 59362
- Artists of the World ID
- 00073447
- Artnet artist ID
- james-amos-porter
- AskArt person ID
- 26512
- Athenaeum person ID
- 12923
- BlackPast.org ID
- african-american-history/porter-james-amos-1905-1970
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- CONOR.SI ID
- 217832291
- Dictionary of Art Historians ID
- porterj
- Europeana entity
- agent/base/162883
- FAST ID
- 1754331
- Freebase ID
- /m/0c4zhb
- Google Arts & Culture entity ID
- m0c4zhb
- Grove Art Online ID
- T2214132
- IdRef ID
- 085199168
- Invaluable.com person ID
- 4rn4ias8h8
- KBR person ID
- 14120107
- National Gallery of Art artist ID
- 40961
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810670942605606
- OpenMLOL author ID
- 170148
- Oxford Reference overview ID
- 20110803100338253
- SNAC ARK ID
- w6321r1c
- Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
- 3843
- U.S. National Archives Identifier
- 10573943
- Union List of Artist Names ID
- 500122086
- WikiTree person ID
- Porter-21832
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJrm6Tkf7VkPyv7wx8tqcP
- Yale LUX ID
- person/a9d1c97e-a489-4091-b7be-9fe8b4c8a096
🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 5
Educated at 4
Occupation 3
Artist files at 1
Country of citizenship 1
Ethnic group 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Spouse 1
Spouses 1
Student of 1
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Summary
James A. Porter was born on December 22, 1905[1], in Baltimore[2]. He died on February 28, 1970[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as an art historian[5], historian[6], and painter[7].
FAQs
Where was James A. Porter born?
James A. Porter was born in Baltimore[2].
Where did James A. Porter die?
James A. Porter died in Washington, D.C.[4].
Who was James A. Porter married to?
James A. Porter's spouses include Dorothy B. Porter[8].
What did James A. Porter do for work?
James A. Porter worked as an art historian[5], historian[6], and painter[7].
Where did James A. Porter go to school?
James A. Porter was educated at University of Paris[11], Howard University[12], New York University[13], and Art Students League of New York[14].