Authentic Oil painting by (L.B.Porter)Oil painting on wood panel-Frame size 63 x 47 inches -Painting size 48 x 32 inches ****** L.B. Porter - (Lawrence Benjamin)L. B. Porter is a third generation El Pasoan (Texas). His father, Carter C. Porter, a Methodist Minister, was preaching in Friona, Texas when L. B. was born on March 3, 1929. His father and mother purchased a farm between Fabens and Clint, Texas, near El Paso in 1932, and a town home in El Paso in 1935 to be near better schools.A native of El Paso, Texas, L.B. Porter was a child prodigy and was tutored in art at the age of twelve. He attended Coldwell Elementary and graduated from Austin High SchoolWell-known Southwestern artist L.B. Porter died May 18, 2021. Born Lawrence Benjamin Porter on March 3, 1929 in Friona, Texas, L.B. moved as a child with his family to a farm between Fabens and Clint, Texas. During school terms, he, his siblings, and their mother lived in a town home in El Paso, Texas. L.B. attended the Texas College of Mines (now the University of Texas at El Paso) and earned Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Master of Arts in Fine Arts degrees from New Mexico State University. He also was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from the London Institute of Applied Sciences in England