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Dorothy Porter Wesley

American, 1905 - 1995

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This is a painting of an entrance to a stadium, with several people engaged in various activities. People on the left wait in line near a window, while a man at a booth in the back looks at people's tickets. Some people on the right walk towards the line on the left, including someone in a sailor's uniform and another uniformed figure wearing badges who looks over his shoulder at us. The scene is busy and illuminated by artificial lights. Architectural elements such as staircases and railings are visible in the background, suggesting a path behind the booth that leads walking figures to a higher level. The color palette is bright, with shades of yellow, green, pink, and red seen in the buildings and in people's clothes.
James Amos Porter, Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium, c. 1944, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Constance Porter Uzelac, Executive Director, Dorothy Porter Wesley Research Center, Wesport Foundation and Gallery, Washington, D.C., 2002), 2015.19.224

Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium

James Amos Porter · c. 1944 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.19.224