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*[[Return of the Holy Women (1904 Tanner), art]] Cedar Rapids Art Gallery, Iowa | *[[Return of the Holy Women (1904 Tanner), art]] Cedar Rapids Art Gallery, Iowa | ||
*[[Christ and His Disciples on the Bethany Road (1905 Tanner), art]] | |||
*[[Two Disciples at the Tomb (1906 Tanner), art]] | *[[Two Disciples at the Tomb (1906 Tanner), art]] | ||
*[[Holy Family (1910 Tanner), art]] Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, Hackley Picture Fund | *[[Holy Family (1910 Tanner), art]] Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, Hackley Picture Fund | ||
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Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was an African-American artist.
Biography
Tanner, who in 1894 moved to France to escape racial discrimination, was the first Afro-American painter to gain international acclaim.
Works on Second Temple Judaism
Tanner made several painting of biblical subject. Between 1897 and 1899, he spent eleven months in the Holy Land
Paintings
- Daniel in the Lions' Den (1895 Tanner), art Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- 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