PT103.S4.P2.Q12

PrepTest 103 - Section 4 - Passage 2 - Question 12

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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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12.

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This is supported. We know that Porter began by studying African-American crafts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. We also know that Porter made a conscious effort to maintain African artisanship in his own paintings.

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b

They fueled his ████████ ██ ████████ █ ██████ ██ ███ ████████

Unsupported. We don't know why he was interested in art history.

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c

They were used ██ ████████ ████ ██ ████ ███ ██████ ██ ███████ █████████ ██ ████████████████ ████

Unsupported. We don't know whether his book exhibited his own paintings.

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d

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Unsupported. Plus this would not do much to prove his theories.

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e

They were done █████ ███ ██ ███ ████████ ████ ███ ████ ██████████

Unsupported. We don't know when he was a painter. He could have simultaneously been a painter and a scholar.

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