A Portable Model of is the first full-length studio album by Joan of Arc, released in June 1997 on Jade Tree Records.

In a 2017 interview, frontman Tim Kinsella remarked "When the first Joan of Arc record came out [1997’s A Portable Model Of ] all the emo people hated us.

"[3] A Portable Model Of was recorded between December 1996 and March 1997; sessions were split between Elliot's Loft and Idful Music.

[4] Blake Butler of AllMusic gave A Portable Model Of three stars, claiming that it "consists mainly of interesting and calm instrumentation, odd sounds and effects, and the sometimes heavenly, sometimes over-the-edge vocals of Tim Kinsella."

"[2] In 2017, Vice included the album as part of their "1997: The Year Emo Broke" series of retrospective articles.