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Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner

American, 1859-1937
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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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Head of a Jew in Palestine

Head of a Jew in Palestine (1899)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Figurative
Study of a Young Man

Study of a Young Man

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Figurative
Profile of a Woman’s Head

Profile of a Woman’s Head

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Figurative
Mother of Henry O

Mother of Henry O

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Figurative
Gate of Tangiers

Gate of Tangiers (circa 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Landscape
Study of Two Hands

Study of Two Hands

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Study for the Disciple Peter

Study for the Disciple Peter (ca. 1933)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Study for Rachel from The Mothers of the Bible

Study for Rachel from The Mothers of the Bible (ca. 1898)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis

Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Study for Mary, Return from the Crucifixion

Study for Mary, Return from the Crucifixion (1933)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Study for Disciple Kneeling at the Tomb

Study for Disciple Kneeling at the Tomb

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait (ca. 1910)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Return to the Tomb

Return to the Tomb (1914)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Mosque, Tangier

Mosque, Tangier

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Man Sitting in a Chair

Man Sitting in a Chair (1889)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Hand of Henry O. Tanner

Hand of Henry O. Tanner (ca. 1930)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Gate in Tangier.

Gate in Tangier.

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Landscape
Church, St.-Germain-des-Prés, France

Church, St.-Germain-des-Prés, France

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Christ Walking on the Water

Christ Walking on the Water

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany

Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany.

Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany.

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Landscape
A.R.C. Canteen, World War I

A.R.C. Canteen, World War I (1918)

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937)
Drawings
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