Portrait of a Woman
Object Details
- Artist
- James Amos Porter
- Date
- 1960-1961
- Medium
- graphite, pastel on paper
- Dimensions
- 19 15/16 × 16 1/8 in. (50.7 × 41 cm)
- Caption
- A seated woman wearing an elegant blue evening dress and shawl gazes at the viewer. Her clothing, jewelry, and hairstyle suggest formality and wealth. The bright pink background serves as a contrast to the dress while helping to emphasize the sitter’s features. Artist James A. Porter—who was in demand as a portraitist at this late period in his career—sketched the image while studying fresco mural painting at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico between 1960 and 1961.
- Accession Number
- 2001.0003.0003
- Type
- drawing
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- acm_2001.0003.0003
