John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888
Document,
Scope and Content
This collection contains a document titled John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888
. The printed item, a short biographical sketch on Porter, includes photographs of seven paintings by him.
Dates
- undated
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888
Document must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Born on August 6, 1825, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, John James Porter attended Princeton University, concentrating on art. He then attended the New York Academy of Design and abroad in Europe. In 1854, Porter made a tour of the American South where he met and married his wife, Eliza Frances Jameson. Eliza died sometime before 1860, and Porter resumed his tour of Virginia. He later married Carrie E. Brown in 1860, and settled in Rappahannock County. During his time in the south, Porter painted portraits of many prominent Virginians, including Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury, General Robert E. Lee, and Governor William Smith. John James Porter died June 19 ,1888, and was buried in Culpeper County.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888
Document is a short biographical sketch about the painter John James Porter. The item details Porter's life and several of his works currently on display in various locations.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Acquisition Information
John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888
Document was donated to Special Collections in 2004.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888
Document was completed in July 2015.
- Title
- A Guide to John James Porter: Portrait Artist, 1825-1888 Document, Undated
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ryan Mair
- Date
- © 2015 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu