Charles Ethan Porter
American · 1847–1923
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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Still Life with Apples
Charles Ethan Porter
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Still Life with Apples
Charles Ethan Porter
National Gallery of Art
Charles Ethan Porter (1847, March 6, 1923) 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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