dr. william porter

Newspaper clipping with picture of Martinez, Dr. William Porter of the Art Museum, and Mrs. Horatio Bonestell, which reads: "EARLIER MARDI GRAS BALL at the historic Hotel Oakland was the artists...

Dr. William Porter was instrumental in the founding of the Oakland Art Gallery. When city funding of the Art Gallery waned, he gave a collection of 50 paintings to the city in return for a...