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Photographer, b. 1921 - d. 2009

Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

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  • HENRY C PORTER, PRELUDE, LIMITED EDITION GICLEE
    Oct. 20, 2023

    HENRY C PORTER, PRELUDE, LIMITED EDITION GICLEE

    Est: $200 - $300

    Artist : Henry C Porter. (1921-2009). Prelude. Limited Edition Giclee. Size : 41 1/2 x 41 1/2". Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Feb. 22, 2020

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Feb. 22, 2020

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $120

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina", Lithograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 inches, Excellent Condition

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Bass Reeves Marshal"
    Feb. 22, 2020

    Henry C. Porter - "Bass Reeves Marshal"

    Est: $100 - $120

    Henry C. Porter - "Bass Reeves Marshal", Lithograph edition of 950, 29 x 23 inches, Excellent Condition

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Networking Serigraph 26x40in
    Feb. 16, 2020

    HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Networking Serigraph 26x40in

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Artist: Henry C. Porter Title: Networking Year: 1990 Dimensions: 26in. by 40in. Medium: Serigraph Condition: Excellent Signature Details: Signed and numbered A/P in pencil lower right margin Other Details: Archivally mounted and matted with black rag museum mat. Unframed. ARTIST BIO: Henry Porters second career as a fine artist began in the late sixties after a successful first career as a commercial artist in New York City that lasted twenty years. A native of High Point, North Carolina, he attended Morgan State University on a football scholarship and later studied Painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, N.J. and Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The artist moves with equal facility between figurative and abstract modes of expression. His figurative work presents his vision of Black history, faith and Black achievement, while his abstract creations give free reign to his imagination and his love of color and design. Over the course of a distinguished career Porter has had a number of gallery, institution and museum shows. They include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, GA; Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA; and the Georgia State Building. He has won over two hundred awards in competitive exhibitions and executed a variety of commissions. Among his notable commissions are an eight foot by thirty two foot abstract piece for the Knoxville Worlds Fair and an eight foot mural for City Beverage Company of Atlanta. The artist and his work have appeared in publications like Black Enterprise and US Art. His work can be found in public and private collections which include Mobil Oil, Sears Roebuck, H.J. Reynolds, Bill Cosby, Melvin Van Peebles, the model Iman and the late Sammy Davis, Jr.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Come to the Party II Serigraph 26x40in
    Feb. 16, 2020

    HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Come to the Party II Serigraph 26x40in

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Artist: Henry C. Porter Title: Odalisque Year: 1990 Dimensions: 26in. by 40in. Medium: Serigraph Condition: Good condition Signature Details: Signed, titled and numbered 77/400 in pencil lower right margin Other Details: Unframed ARTIST BIO: Henry Porters second career as a fine artist began in the late sixties after a successful first career as a commercial artist in New York City that lasted twenty years. A native of High Point, North Carolina, he attended Morgan State University on a football scholarship and later studied Painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, N.J. and Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The artist moves with equal facility between figurative and abstract modes of expression. His figurative work presents his vision of Black history, faith and Black achievement, while his abstract creations give free reign to his imagination and his love of color and design. Over the course of a distinguished career Porter has had a number of gallery, institution and museum shows. They include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, GA; Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA; and the Georgia State Building. He has won over two hundred awards in competitive exhibitions and executed a variety of commissions. Among his notable commissions are an eight foot by thirty two foot abstract piece for the Knoxville Worlds Fair and an eight foot mural for City Beverage Company of Atlanta. The artist and his work have appeared in publications like Black Enterprise and US Art. His work can be found in public and private collections which include Mobil Oil, Sears Roebuck, H.J. Reynolds, Bill Cosby, Melvin Van Peebles, the model Iman and the late Sammy Davis, Jr.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Odalisque (Remarque) Serigraph 26x40in
    Feb. 16, 2020

    HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Odalisque (Remarque) Serigraph 26x40in

    Est: $800 - $1,000

    Artist: Henry C. Porter Title: Odalisque Year: 1990 Dimensions: 26in. by 40in. Medium: Serigraph Condition: Good condition Signature Details: Signed, titled and numbered 6/20 Remarque in pencil lower right margin. A small pencil drawing and the initial HCP appears in lower right margin. Other Details: Unframed ARTIST BIO: Henry Porters second career as a fine artist began in the late sixties after a successful first career as a commercial artist in New York City that lasted twenty years. A native of High Point, North Carolina, he attended Morgan State University on a football scholarship and later studied Painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, N.J. and Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The artist moves with equal facility between figurative and abstract modes of expression. His figurative work presents his vision of Black history, faith and Black achievement, while his abstract creations give free reign to his imagination and his love of color and design. Over the course of a distinguished career Porter has had a number of gallery, institution and museum shows. They include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, GA; Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA; and the Georgia State Building. He has won over two hundred awards in competitive exhibitions and executed a variety of commissions. Among his notable commissions are an eight foot by thirty two foot abstract piece for the Knoxville Worlds Fair and an eight foot mural for City Beverage Company of Atlanta. The artist and his work have appeared in publications like Black Enterprise and US Art. His work can be found in public and private collections which include Mobil Oil, Sears Roebuck, H.J. Reynolds, Bill Cosby, Melvin Van Peebles, the model Iman and the late Sammy Davis, Jr.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Riding Point Acrylic 36x48in
    Feb. 16, 2020

    HENRY C. PORTER (1921-2009) Riding Point Acrylic 36x48in

    Est: $4,000 - $5,000

    Artist: Henry C. Porter Title: Riding Point Year: Dimensions: 36in. by 48in. Medium: Acrylic on canvas Condition: Excellent Signature Details: Signed in pencil, lower right Other Details: Framed ARTIST BIO: Henry Porters second career as a fine artist began in the late sixties after a successful first career as a commercial artist in New York City that lasted twenty years. A native of High Point, North Carolina, he attended Morgan State University on a football scholarship and later studied Painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, N.J. and Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The artist moves with equal facility between figurative and abstract modes of expression. His figurative work presents his vision of Black history, faith and Black achievement, while his abstract creations give free reign to his imagination and his love of color and design. Over the course of a distinguished career Porter has had a number of gallery, institution and museum shows. They include the Brooklyn Museum, New York; Harriet Tubman Museum, Macon, GA; Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA; and the Georgia State Building. He has won over two hundred awards in competitive exhibitions and executed a variety of commissions. Among his notable commissions are an eight foot by thirty two foot abstract piece for the Knoxville Worlds Fair and an eight foot mural for City Beverage Company of Atlanta. The artist and his work have appeared in publications like Black Enterprise and US Art. His work can be found in public and private collections which include Mobil Oil, Sears Roebuck, H.J. Reynolds, Bill Cosby, Melvin Van Peebles, the model Iman and the late Sammy Davis, Jr.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Dec. 28, 2019

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Nov. 30, 2019

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Oct. 27, 2019

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • HENRY C. PORTER, SEROGRAPH
    Oct. 20, 2019

    HENRY C. PORTER, SEROGRAPH

    Est: $250 - $350

    Serograph. Artist: Henry C. Porter 1921-2009 Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH
    Oct. 20, 2019

    HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH

    Est: $500 - $700

    Serograph. Artist: Henry C. Porter 1921-2009 Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH
    Oct. 20, 2019

    HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH

    Est: $350 - $500

    Serograph. Artist: Henry C. Porter 1921-2009 Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH
    Oct. 20, 2019

    HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH

    Est: $300 - $400

    Serograph. Artist: Henry C. Porter 1921-2009 Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH
    Oct. 20, 2019

    HENRY C. PORTER, SIGNED SEROGRAPH

    Est: $250 - $300

    Serograph. Artist: Henry C. Porter 1921-2009 Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • HENRY C. PORTER 1921-2009, ORIGINAL ARTWORK OIL ON CANVAS
    Oct. 20, 2019

    HENRY C. PORTER 1921-2009, ORIGINAL ARTWORK OIL ON CANVAS

    Est: $2,500 - $4,000

    Artist: Henry C. Porter 1921-2009 It is Original work on canvas . never been printed. Henry C. Porter was born in Bishopville, SC in 1921 and lived most of his life in New York and Georgia. He entered Morgan State University on a football scholarship in 1940 and was drafted into the army while in college. Henry later resumed his education, studying painting at the Academy of Arts in Newark, NJ, and graphic design and illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. For the next thirty years he operated his own freelance graphic studio in New York City, winning awards and corporate contracts for his point-of-sale displays, costumes, and packaging design. At this time, Henry also embarked on a career as a fine artist, a calling to which he would devote himself to full-time after moving to Kennesaw, GA in 1980. As an artist he found acclaim for his polished figurative paintings and his highly charged abstracts on Plexiglas. Henry Porter has had numerous gallery, institution, and museum shows that include the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., displays at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and exhibits at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Eden Fine Antiques Galleries LLC
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Aug. 04, 2019

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Apr. 14, 2019

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $150 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Mar. 03, 2019

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $150 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina", hand signed offset edition of 950

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    Dec. 09, 2018

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"
    May. 31, 2018

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina"

    Est: $100 - $200

    Henry C. Porter - "Sitting Ballerina". Lihograph edition of 950, 16 x 33 (paper/image)

    Bruce Teleky Inc.
  • A Bibliography of William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
    Mar. 10, 2018

    A Bibliography of William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)

    Est: $50 - $100

    A Bibliography of William Sydney Porter (O. Henry) by Paul S. Clarkson, A.B., LL.B. 1938, dust jacket, Ex/Ex+ to Ex+/Near Mint. Number 594 of 600 copies, signed by author. The Caxton Printers, Ltd. Caldwell, Idaho. Provenance: Estate of Russell Johanson, Ravenna Rare Books, Seattle, Wa. We ship most items in-house with the exception of furniture, large or heavy artwork, heavier items or extremely fragile items.

    Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
  • Henry C. Porter, "Goddess", Acrylic On Canvas
    Jun. 25, 2016

    Henry C. Porter, "Goddess", Acrylic On Canvas

    Est: $400 - $600

    Henry C. Porter (American (active New York, Georgia), 1921-2009), "Goddess", acrylic on canvas, signed at lower right "HPorter". Figural portrait painting in profile depicting a goddess figure with an Egyptian style serpentine headdress, with elaborate ankh gold earrings, with delicate hands raised in prayer, with Egyptian symbols in the background. Framed approximately 30.75" x 42.75". Unframed approximately 24" x 36". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Calvin Wayne McLarin, Atlanta, Georgia. Note: Henry C. Porter's work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
  • Henry C. Porter, "Ank", Acrylic On Canvas
    Jun. 25, 2016

    Henry C. Porter, "Ank", Acrylic On Canvas

    Est: $400 - $600

    Henry C. Porter (American (active New York, Georgia), 1921-2009), "Ank", acrylic on canvas, signed at lower left "HPorter", with label to stretcher verso "Stretch'N'Frame Grumbacher New York 36". Figural bust length portrait painting in profile depicting a woman with exquisite bone structure and luminescent skin, with braided and beaded hair and a thin gold crown bearing the ankh symbol, with a brick wall background. Framed approximately 43.75" x 32". Unframed approximately 36" x 24". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Calvin Wayne McLarin, Atlanta, Georgia. Note: Henry C. Porter's work has been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Harriet Tubman Museum in Macon, GA., Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA., and Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.

    Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
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