Ticket-Taker at Griffith Stadium

c. 1944

James Amos Porter

Associated Names
James Amos Porter

Painter, American, 1905 - 1970

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.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist's wife, Dorothy Porter Wesley [1905-1995], Washington; their daughter, Constance Porter Uzelac [b. 1939], Fort Lauderdale; gift 7 March 2002 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • James A. Porter, Artist and Art Historian: The Memory of the Legacy, Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 October 1992 - 9 February 1993, unnumbered checklist, repro.

2002

  • Celebrating the Legacy III: African-American Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 10 January - 25 February 2002, no catalogue.

2004

  • Figuratively Speaking: The Human Form in American Art, 1770-1950, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 20 November 2004 - 7 August 2005, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 313, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: J. Porter

Wikidata ID

Q46635627

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