Henry Ossawa Tanner,
African-American Realist Painter, 1859-1937
American painter. He was one of the foremost African American artists, achieving an international reputation in the early years of the 20th century for his religious paintings. The son of an African Methodist Episcopal bishop, he studied art with Thomas Eakins from 1880 to 1882 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He then worked in Philadelphia and Atlanta, GA, where he ran a photography studio and taught at Clark College. Henry Ossawa Tanner, Gateway, Tangier, 1912. Oil on canvas, 18 7/16" x 15 5/16". St. Louis Art Museum.
Painting ID:: 60953
Henry Ossawa Tanner,
African-American Realist Painter, 1859-1937
American painter. He was one of the foremost African American artists, achieving an international reputation in the early years of the 20th century for his religious paintings. The son of an African Methodist Episcopal bishop, he studied art with Thomas Eakins from 1880 to 1882 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He then worked in Philadelphia and Atlanta, GA, where he ran a photography studio and taught at Clark College. Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Annunciation, 1898. Oil on canvas, 57" x 71 1/2". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Painting ID:: 60955
Henry Ossawa Tanner African-American Realist Painter, 1859-1937
American painter. He was one of the foremost African American artists, achieving an international reputation in the early years of the 20th century for his religious paintings. The son of an African Methodist Episcopal bishop, he studied art with Thomas Eakins from 1880 to 1882 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He then worked in Philadelphia and Atlanta, GA, where he ran a photography studio and taught at Clark College. Henry Ossawa Tanner, Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Annunciation, 1898. Oil on canvas, 57" x 71 1/2". Philadelphia Museum of Art.
