James A. Porter papers, 1914-1970.

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James A. Porter papers, 1914-1970.

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The collection consists of the papers of James A. Porter from 1914-1970. The papers include artist files, audiovisual material, correspondence, personal papers, photographs, printed material, subject files, and writings. The artist files document Porter's research into artists in the African Diaspora, focusing primarily on African American artists. They include correspondence, photographs, and printed material. Porter's correspondence dates from 1928-1970 and relates to Porter's research in addition to his role as head of the Howard University Department of Art and director of the Art Gallery. Notable correspondence includes several letters that document his intention to publish a follow up edition of Modern Negro Art intended to include post World War II artists. Porter's personal papers consist of early report cards from Armstrong Manual Training High School in Washington D.C., and other items such as diplomas and certificates. The subject files include his research files on all aspects of art produced in the African Diaspora, including Brazilian art, Cuban art, and others. Printed material includes off prints and other articles written by Porter himself, as well as material published about him. Other general printed material includes posters, programs, and art exhibit catalogs. Finally, Porter's writings include several drafts of an article on Robert Scott Duncanson. The collection does not include drafts of MODERN NEGRO ART or the follow up edition.

15.5 linear ft. (17 boxes and 1 oversized paper (OP))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7780746

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...

Porter, James A. (James Amos), 1905-1970

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James Amos Porter, African American artist and art historian, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 22, 1905, to Lydia and John Porter. After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree in art in 1927, he went to New York City to continue studying art. He graduated from New York University with a Master of Arts in Art History in 1937. While studying in New York he met Dorothy Burnett, a librarian at the Harlem branch of The New York Public Library. They were married in 1929...

Howard University. Dept. of Art.

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