Biografie von James Tank PORTER (1883-1962)

Birth place: Tientsin, China

Death place: La Mesa, CA

Addresses: La Mesa, CA

Profession: Sculptor

Studied: Pomona Col. (B.A.); ASL; & with George Bridgman, Robert Aitken, Gutzon Borglum.

Exhibited: San Diego FA Soc., 1923-24 (prize), 1924-41; AIC; NAD; PAFA Ann., 1925, 1933; GGE, 1939.

Member: San Diego FA Soc.; Spanish Village A. Center; San Diego A. Gld.; Contemporary A. San Diego.

Work: Beloit Col.; San Diego FA Soc.; Yale Univ. A. Gal.; San Diego Mus. Natural Hist.; Am. Legion Hall, La Mesa; Ellen B. Scripps Testimonial, La Jolla; portrait busts, Pomona Col., Methodist Episcopal Church of North China, Peking; bronze portrait relief, Mercy Hospital, San Diego

Sources: WW59; WW47; Falk, Exh. Record Series.