PT103.S4.P2.Q9

PrepTest 103 - Section 4 - Passage 2 - Question 9

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James Porter (1905–1970) was the first scholar to identify the African influence on visual art in the Americas, and much of what is known about the cultural legacy that African-American artists inherited from their African forebears has come to us by way of his work. ███

Intro topic · James Porter
Trailblazing scholar on the influence of African art on African-American artists
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Describe background · on origins of Porter's study of African art's influences
Identified link between African-American-made items and West African artifacts
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Example · of Porter's research
Drawing connections between the artistic influences of artists of African descent
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Describe context · surrounding Porter's research
Only one other author (Locke) focused on African-American artists, while only Porter examined connections to African art
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Author's perspective · on Porter's motivations
Porter consciously incorporated African influences into his own art
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Expand · on Porter's contributions
Wrote additional chapters, confirmed biographical details of specific artists
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Implications of Porter's work · Scholars still learning from Porter's research
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There is no conclusive evidence for this. Porter's research on Duncanson and Johnston does establish clearly the range of the cultural territory inherited by later African-American artists by showing the connection of these two African-American artists to the Hudson River school. But that’s different from showing that the Hudson River school are iconographically linked to West African artisanship.

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Unsupported. For all we know, Duncanson and Johnston only painted in the style of the Hudson River school.

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Unsupported. Which Euro-American painters display similarities to African-American crafts? We don’t know.

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Supported. Duncanson and Johnston were both part of the Hudson River school. Porter identified them both as African-American. Hence some of the works of the Hudson River school were done by African-American painters.

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Unsupported. The study of crafts occurred earlier in Porter's research.

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