Street of the Market, Zaria

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© Estate of James A. Porter
Street of the Market, Zaria
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Street of the Market, Zaria

Date1964
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 × 26 in. (40.6 × 66 cm)
frame: 19 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (49.5 × 74.9 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2018
Object number2018-35
On View
On view
Label TextJames A. Porter dedicated his life to the community and the world. Percy Ricks, constructed the 1971 Afro-American Images exhibition as a memorial to his close friend James Porter. Porter characterizes the Black lifestyle in African, Latin American, and African American art as an historian, and he was an accomplished practicing artist as well.

Being under the wings of RicksI saw and felt his spiritual energy and his dedication to the arts. Ricks, following Porter’s guidelines, continued to build a strong foundation for the future. Ricks valued the gift of African American artists, and the impact and the images created by our African descendants upon American culture; he was prophetic.

Arnold S. Hurtt
Vice President/Organization Officer, Aesthetic Dynamics, Inc.
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Lynching in Kentucky
James Amos Porter
c. 1933-34
Image Not Available for Pete got a bit of spending money by selling some of his precious product to Tom Dunke, the Sanford bootlegger.
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Amos Sewell
1940
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Amos Sewell
1957
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Identity
Emma Amos
2006
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Variant of “The Clipper’s Home Was In South Street”
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c. 1917
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Variant of “The Clipper’s Home Was In South Street”
William James Aylward
c. 1917
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A Fresh Breeze
James Hamilton
1856
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Henry James Soulen
1920
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Henry James Soulen
1922
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Henry James Soulen
1935
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Couple in automobile and man in horse-drawn carriage
Henry James Soulen
not dated
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Cover
James Edward Allen
1914
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