Henry Ossawa Tanner

American, 1859-1937

Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study, and continued to live there after being accepted in French artistic circles. His painting entitled Daniel in the Lions' Den was accepted into the 1896 Salon, the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

After his own self-study in art as a young man, Tanner enrolled in 1879 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. The only black student, he became a favorite of the painter Thomas Eakins, who had recently begun teaching there. Tanner made other connections among artists, including Robert Henri. In the late 1890s he was sponsored for a trip to the Mutasarrifate of Jerusalem by Rodman Wanamaker, who was impressed by his paintings of biblical themes.

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Country Scene in the Adirondacks

Country Scene in the Adirondacks

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Fishermen At Sea

Fishermen At Sea (ca. 1913)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Haystacks

Haystacks (ca. 1930)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas (1897)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Marshes In New Jersey

Marshes In New Jersey (1895)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Scene Of Algiers

Scene Of Algiers

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study For The Bagpipe Lesson

Study For The Bagpipe Lesson (1892)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

And He Disappeared out of Their Sight

And He Disappeared out of Their Sight (ca. 1898)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Angels Appearing before the Shepherds

Angels Appearing before the Shepherds (ca. 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife (1897)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Departure into Egypt (At the Inn)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Flight into Egypt

Flight into Egypt (ca. 1916-1922)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Salome

Salome (ca. 1900)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study for Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop

Study for Christ and Nicodemus on a Rooftop (ca. 1923)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study for the Annunciation

Study for the Annunciation (ca. 1898)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Lions in the Desert

Lions in the Desert (ca. 1897-1900)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study for Flight to Egypt

Study for Flight to Egypt (ca. 1899-1923)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Moonlight; Walls of Tangiers

Moonlight; Walls of Tangiers (circa 1913-1914)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Daniel in the Lions’ Den

Daniel in the Lions’ Den (1907-1918)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Two Disciples at the Tomb

The Two Disciples at the Tomb (c. 1906)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Miraculous Haul of Fishes

The Miraculous Haul of Fishes (circa 1913-1914)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Moroccan Scene

Moroccan Scene (About 1912)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Les Invalides, Paris

Les Invalides, Paris (1896)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study for the Young Sabot Maker

Study for the Young Sabot Maker (ca. 1895)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples

Study, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples (ca. 1905)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Fisherman’s Return

The Fisherman’s Return

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Young Sabot Maker

The Young Sabot Maker (1893)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Gateway, Tangier

Gateway, Tangier (ca. 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Untitled

Untitled

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Moses in the Bullrushes

Moses in the Bullrushes (1921)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Gateway, Tangier

Gateway, Tangier (c.1912)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Crossing The Atlantic (Return Home)

Crossing The Atlantic (Return Home) (1894)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City

Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Young Sabot Maker

The Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Annunciation

The Annunciation

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Portrait of the Artist’s Mother

Portrait of the Artist’s Mother

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Seine

The Seine (c. 1902)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Canyon

The Canyon

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Street Scene, Tangier (Man Leading Calf)

Street Scene, Tangier (Man Leading Calf) (ca. 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Street Scene, Tangier (Crenelated Architecture)

Street Scene, Tangier (Crenelated Architecture) (ca. 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Street in Tangier

Street in Tangier (ca. 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Palace of Justice, Tangier

Palace of Justice, Tangier (ca. 1912-1913)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Savior

The Savior (ca. 1900-1905)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Study for Moses and the Burning Bush

Study for Moses and the Burning Bush

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Mary

Mary (ca. 1914)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

He Healed the Sick

He Healed the Sick (ca. 1930)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures

Christ and His Mother Studying the Scriptures (c. 1908)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

Spinning By Firelight–The Boyhood of George Washington Gray

Spinning By Firelight–The Boyhood of George Washington Gray (1894)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)

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