Henry o tanner biography
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This painting deserves to be better known and with the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, it is time to examine it once more.
I first showed this painting in a lecture 8 years ago. It&#;s called &#;The Banjo Lesson&#; () and it&#;s by Henry Ossawa Tanner.
Henry Ossawa Tanner was the first successful African-American artist. He triumphed in a world that was predominantly white to create paintings of power, beauty and poignancy.
Tanner&#;s mother was a black slave who had dramatically escaped via a railroad. His father was a Methodist minister and an abolitionist. Henry’s middle name, &#;Ossawa&#;, referred to the struggle at Osawatomie in Kansas, between pro- and anti-slavery partisans.
Tanner was the only black student (at that time) to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. His talent was recognised early, particularly by his teacher Thomas Eakins. He went on, like many great artists, to train in Paris where he encountered the work of Co
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
American painter (–)
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| Born | ()June 21, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, () (aged&#;77) Paris, France |
| Education | Studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Later studied with jean Paul Laurens and Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. |
| Known&#;for | Painting and drawing |
| Notable work | |
| Movement | American Realism, French Academic, Impressionism, Symbolism |
| Spouse | Jessie Macauley Olssen &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Lippincott Prize, ; Silver medal, Exposition Universelle, Paris, |
| Elected | Elected a member of the National Academy of Design, Made an honorary chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, |
| Patron(s) | Joseph Crane Hartzell, Rodman Wanamaker, Atherton Curtis |
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Henry Ossawa Tanner
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Who Was Henry Ossawa Tanner?
As a young man, Henry Ossawa Tanner studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In , Tanner moved to Paris, and after several exhibits, gained international acclaim — becoming the first African American painter to receive such attention. "Nicodemus Visiting Jesus" is one of his most famous works. He's also known for the paintings "The Banjo Lesson" and "The Thankful Poor."
Early Life
Tanner was born on June 21, , in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The oldest of nine children, Tanner was the son of an Episcopal minister and a schoolteacher.
When he was just a few years old, Tanner moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he would spend most of his childhood. Tanner was the beneficiary of two education-minded parents; his father, Benjamin Tanner, had earned a college grad and become a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopalian Church. In Philadelphia, Tanner attended