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Charles Ethan PorterWW-1875-336312
1875·Graphite and watercolor on paper·8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm)
Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
Gift of Charlynn and Warren Goins, 2024
Catalogue
- Year
- 1875
- Dimensions
- 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm) Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Charles Ethan Porter
Artist
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Charles Ethan Porter
Charles Ethan Porter was an American painter who specialized in still life painting. A student at the National Academy of Design in New York City, he was one of the first African Americans to exhibit there. He was the only African-American artist at the turn of that century who painted in still life and the first known professional Black artist to concentrate on still life.
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- Charles Ethan Porter
- Year
- 1875
- Dimensions
- 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm) Mat: 19 1/4 × 14 1/4 in. (48.9 × 36.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1875-336312
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- Status
- verified