James A. Porter

James A. Porter was an American historian and painter (1905–1970). He was born at Baltimore and died at Washington, D.C.

Also recorded as James Amos Porter; James Porter.

Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings James Amos Porter and James Porter. His recorded language was English.

He married Dorothy B. Porter.

Formation and teaching

James A. Porter studied at University of Paris, Howard University, New York University and Art Students League of New York. He trained under Dimitri Romanovsky and George Brant Bridgman.

Recognition and collections

Work by James A. Porter is held by Harmon Foundation Collection at Fisk University, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art and National Portrait Gallery.

Works and catalogued output

What James A. Porter produced.

Correspondence between Renwick, Dr Ian H Porter and Dr Jane Schulze is dated 29 May 1961-6 Aug 1961 and held by Wellcome Collection. Aspens and Ozier Leaves, Colorado is dated 1951 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1980.21). Soldado Senegales is dated 1935 and held by Anacostia Community Museum (inventory 1987.56.2). The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 6 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 7 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading.

Open Library catalogues 4 works under this heading.

Context

The circumstances in which James A. Porter stands.

James Porter Mills (fl.1914), New York doctor, author of <i>Spiritual Healing, from Existence to Life, The Science of Self-Consciousness</i> (1914) is dated 19th century and held by Wellcome Collection. Mesenteric embolism and thrombosis : a study of two hundred and fourteen cases / James Marsh Jackson, Charles Allen Porter, and William Carter Quinby. is dated 1904 and held by Wellcome Collection. Yellow Leaves and Asters, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, September 20, 1950 is dated September 20, 1950 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.128). Moss, Waterfall, Cinders, Near Mt. Hekla, Iceland is dated June 26, 1972 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2002.644.3). Study for the Silkscreen Interior is dated c. 1967 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1968.208). James Amos Porter Self-Portrait is dated 1957 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.92.31).

Still Life with Peonies is dated 1949 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1994.59). Still Life with Purple Heather is dated 1942 and held by Georgia Museum of Art (inventory 2012.146). Spotted Towhee is dated 1941/64 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.131). Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium is dated 1944 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2015.19.224). Dorothy Porter is dated 1952 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.92.32). The Table is dated 1970 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1971.640).

Smithsonian American Art Museum records 1 object associated with this heading. Anacostia Community Museum records 1 object associated with this heading. Corcoran Gallery of Art records 1 object associated with this heading. James A. Porter is also recorded as James Amos Porter; James Porter.

Holdings and surviving copies

The Art Institute of Chicago records 6 objects associated with this heading. National Portrait Gallery records 2 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 191 objects associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which James A. Porter may be traced in institutional catalogues.

James A. Porter is established in the international name authorities as Social Networks and Archival Context w6321r1c, Getty Union List of Artist Names 500122086, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 1154711749, Library of Congress n92098442, ISNI 0000000078961654, IdRef 085199168 and Wikidata Q6128226.

Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1904 to 1972.

Soldado Senegales, dated 1935, held by Anacostia Community Museum, inventory 1987.56.2. Still Life with Peonies, dated 1949, held by Smithsonian American Art Museum, inventory 1994.59. Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium, dated 1944, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.224. James Amos Porter Self-Portrait, dated 1957, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG.92.31. Dorothy Porter, dated 1952, held by National Portrait Gallery, inventory NPG.92.32. Still Life with Purple Heather, dated 1942, held by Georgia Museum of Art, inventory 2012.146. Modern Negro Art. ARTIST AND ART HISTORIAN THE MEMORY OF THE LEGACY. Prince of Anahuac. My Country in Distress. Aspens and Ozier Leaves, Colorado, dated 1951, dye imbibition print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1980.21. Yellow Leaves and Asters, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, September 20, 1950, dated September 20, 1950, dye imbibition print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.128. The Table, dated 1970, color lithograph on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1971.640. Moss, Waterfall, Cinders, Near Mt. Hekla, Iceland, dated June 26, 1972, dye imbibition print, from the portfolio "portfolio ii iceland" (1975), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.644.3. Study for the Silkscreen Interior, dated c. 1967, watercolor with graphite on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1968.208. Spotted Towhee, dated 1941/64, dye imbibition print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1964.131. Correspondence between Renwick, Dr Ian H Porter and Dr Jane Schulze, dated 29 May 1961-6 Aug 1961, held by Wellcome Collection. Mesenteric embolism and thrombosis : a study of two hundred and fourteen cases / James Marsh Jackson, Charles Allen Porter, and William Carter Quinby., dated 1904, held by Wellcome Collection. James Porter Mills (fl.1914), New York doctor, author of <i>Spiritual Healing, from Existence to Life, The Science of Self-Consciousness</i> (1914), dated 19th century, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 8 named public collections.

National Portrait Gallery: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Anacostia Community Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Smithsonian American Art Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Corcoran Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Georgia Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 191 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Porter, James, Oxford Art Online, 2011. Porter, James Tank, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Porter, James (Franklin), Oxford Music Online, 2003. Porter, James Amos, Sr., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Porter, James Amos, African American Studies Center, 2005.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

James A. Porter studied at University of Paris, Howard University and New York University. training under Dimitri Romanovsky and George Brant Bridgman is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Membership is recorded of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Work by James A. Porter is recorded in the collections of Harmon Foundation Collection at Fisk University, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery and Anacostia Community Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1904Mesenteric embolism and thrombosis : a study of two hundred and fourteen cases / James Marsh Jackson, Charles Allen Porter, and William Carter Quinby. is dated 1904 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  2. 1905James A. Porter born at Baltimore.
  3. 1905James A. Porter was born in 1905 at Baltimore.
  4. 1914James Porter Mills (fl.1914), New York doctor, author of <i>Spiritual Healing, from Existence to Life, The Science of Self-Consciousness</i> (1914) is dated 19th century and held by Wellcome Collection.
  5. 1935Soldado Senegales is dated 1935 and held by Anacostia Community Museum (inventory 1987.56.2).
  6. 1935Soldado Senegales (Anacostia Community Museum).
  7. 1941Spotted Towhee is dated 1941/64 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.131).
  8. 1942Still Life with Purple Heather is dated 1942 and held by Georgia Museum of Art (inventory 2012.146).
  9. 1942Still Life with Purple Heather (Georgia Museum of Art).
  10. 1944Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium is dated 1944 and held by Q214867 (inventory 2015.19.224).
  11. 1944Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium (Q214867).
  12. 1949Still Life with Peonies is dated 1949 and held by Smithsonian American Art Museum (inventory 1994.59).
  13. 1949Still Life with Peonies (Smithsonian American Art Museum).
  14. 1950Yellow Leaves and Asters, Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico, September 20, 1950 is dated September 20, 1950 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1964.128).
  15. 1951Aspens and Ozier Leaves, Colorado is dated 1951 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1980.21).
  16. 1952Dorothy Porter is dated 1952 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.92.32).
  17. 1952Dorothy Porter (National Portrait Gallery).
  18. 1957James Amos Porter Self-Portrait is dated 1957 and held by National Portrait Gallery (inventory NPG.92.31).
  19. 1957James Amos Porter Self-Portrait (National Portrait Gallery).
  20. 1961Correspondence between Renwick, Dr Ian H Porter and Dr Jane Schulze is dated 29 May 1961-6 Aug 1961 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  21. 1967Study for the Silkscreen Interior is dated c. 1967 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1968.208).
  22. 1970James A. Porter died at Washington, D.C..
  23. 1970The Table is dated 1970 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1971.640).
  24. 1970James A. Porter died in 1970 at Washington, D.C..
  25. 1972Moss, Waterfall, Cinders, Near Mt. Hekla, Iceland is dated June 26, 1972 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2002.644.3).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for James A. Porter (Internet Archive), 4 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Porter, James (Franklin), Oxford Music Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Porter, James Amos, African American Studies Center, 2005

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Porter, James Amos, Sr., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Porter, James Tank, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Porter, James, Oxford Art Online, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under James A. Porter as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with James A. Porter.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 191 works naming James A. Porter.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    “James A. Porter”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6128226: James A. Porter

    authority record · Unverified · Wikidata

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