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Birth
1847 (Hartford, Connecticut)
Death
1923
Lived/Active
Connecticut/New York
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fruit and floral still life painting
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Black American Artists
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Citizens of Color, 1863-1890: The "Talented Tenth
Charles Ethan Porter
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racism certainly was a barrier that narrowed the range of employment
and limited the satisfaction that would result from work, but it was
somewhat more permeable for Blacks with unique talents or abilities.
Such a person was Charles Porter, who has recently been rediscovered as
a major 19th painter. Only a small portion of his works are
known today, and what we do have tends t (showing 500 of 6752 characters). |
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