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''' 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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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