K.A.P.'s Photo Album

Book Cover

katherineanneporter — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:01:22 GMT

The cover of a biography by Darlene Harbour Unrue entitled, "Katherine Anne Porter: The Life of an Artist."

Porter III

katherineanneporter — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:53:09 GMT

A very dramatic photo! This image was featured on the cover of a 1993 edition of "Flowering Judas and Other Stories," published by Rutgers University Press.

Postage Stamp

katherineanneporter — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:48:38 GMT

Porter featured on a 2006 U.S. commemorative postage stamp. From the United States Postal Services official press release: "Award-winning stamp artist Michael J. Deas of Brooklyn Heights, NY, based his painting of Porter on a 1936 photograph made by George Platt Lynes. By including a ship in the design, Deas links Porter’s portrait to the sea voyage that inspired her best-selling novel Ship of Fools and to her assessment of life, which she called, 'this brave voyage.' The stamp is 22nd in the Literary Arts series, which also includes Robert Penn Warren (2005), Zora Neale Hurston (2003), Ayn Rand (1999) and Stephen Vincent Benét (1998)." More information about the stamp at: http://www.usps.com/communications/news/stamps/2006/sr06_023.htm

Porter II

katherineanneporter — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:46:51 GMT

Another stunning photo from the "Papers of Katherine Anne Porter," Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

Porter's childhood home

katherineanneporter — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:45:40 GMT

This is where Porter lived from 1892 to 1901. The home is located at 508 Center Street in Kyle, Texas. It now serves as The Katherine Anne Porter Literary Center. This image is from the KAPLC website: http://www.english.txstate.edu/kap/

Later in life...

katherineanneporter — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:52:31 GMT

...but still stunning! This photo is from the Yaddo Archives at the New York Public Library. Original context: www.yaddo.org/yaddo/history.shtml

Porter

katherineanneporter — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:51:34 GMT

This photo is from the University of Maryland Libraries, which holds the largest collection of Katherine Anne Porter images. From the Maryland Libraries website: "The University of Maryland Libraries house the primary archive for Katherine Anne Porter (1890-1980) [...] The collection includes correspondence, notes and drafts for her works, publications, legal documents, and financial records. It also includes over 1,500 photographs from her personal collection, dating from the 1890s to 1979. Subjects of both snapshots and professional portraits include Porter, her family, friends, homes, and places she visited." You can visit their website at: www.lib.umd.edu/ARCV/litmss/kap.html

Porter in Paris, circa 1935

katherineanneporter — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:45:45 GMT

Papers of Katherine Anne Porter, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

Katherine Anne Porter

katherineanneporter — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:57:39 GMT

Katherine Anne Porter by George Platt Lynes, 1932. From "A Chance Meeting."