Charles Porter, Artist from Rockville

For the month of April Arts Center East is presenting an exhibit of contemporary Still Lifes alongside artwork and information about 19th and early 20th century Rockville artist, Charles Ethan Porter.

Charles Ethan Porter showed artistic talent at a young age. With his family’s encouragement he went to art school. Pursuing his career took him to Hartford, New York and Paris, but he always returned to Rockville. Today Vernon Historical Society Museum Director JEAN LUDDY will present an overview of the mill city that Porter knew and will share research into how he was perceived in the community - as a notable artist but also as a man of color.

For more on the exhibit visit https://artscentereast.org/still-lifes/