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

found: LC data base 10-02-92(hdg.: Porter, James Amos, 1905; usage: James A. Porter)

found: James Amos Porter (1905-1970), 1998:p. 17 (b. 12-22-05 in Baltimore, Md.; artist/art historian; d. 02-28-70)

found: African American National Biography, accessed March 10, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Porter, James Amos; painter, art critic, art historian; born 22 December 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States; received a Bachelor of Science in Art from Howard University (1927); was instructor in art in the School of Applied Sciences (1927); earned a Master of Arts in Art History from New York University (1937); exhibited with the Harmon Foundation; awarded the Arthur Schomburg Portrait Prize at the Harmon Foundation Exhibition of Negro Artists for the painting Woman Holding a Jug (1928-1933); wrote famous article, Four Problems in the History of Negro Art (1942); published classic art book, Modern Negro Art (1943); became head of art department and director of the Gallery of Art at Howard University (1953); honors include, the first National Gallery of Art Medals and Honoraria for Distinguished Achievement in Art Education (1965); honored by Howard University with a Gallery of African American Art and with a James A. Portal Inaugural Colloquium on African American Art (1970, 1990); died 28 February 1970 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States)