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[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner.jpg Henry Ossawa Tanner] (1859-1937) was an African-American artist. | [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner.jpg Henry Ossawa Tanner] (1859-1937) was an African-American artist. Tanner, who in 1894 moved to France to escape racial discrimination, was the first Afro-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner made several painting of biblical subject. Between 1897 and 1899, he spent eleven months in the Holy Land | ||
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*[[Daniel in the Lions' Den (1895 Tanner), art]] | *[[Daniel in the Lions' Den (1895 Tanner), art]] | ||
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*[[Visitation of Mary (???? Tanner), art]] | *[[Visitation of Mary (???? Tanner), art]] | ||
== | ==Biography== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner Wikipedia] | ||
[[Category:Artists|Tanner]] | |||
[[Category:Artists|1859 Tanner]] | |||
[[Category:American|1859 Tanner]] | [[Category:American|1859 Tanner]] | ||
Revision as of 05:32, 25 April 2015
Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was an African-American artist. Tanner, who in 1894 moved to France to escape racial discrimination, was the first Afro-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner made several painting of biblical subject. Between 1897 and 1899, he spent eleven months in the Holy Land
Works
Paintings
- Return of the Holy Women (1904 Tanner), art Cedar Rapids Art Gallery, Iowa
- Holy Family (1910 Tanner), art Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, Hackley Picture Fund