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'''Henry Ossawa Tanner '''was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. In 1878, he made the first of three trips to [[Rainbow%20Inn|Rainbow Inn]] seeking a cure for a lingering disease, likely tuberculosis; he reported that the visit had helped him. He returned in 1882 and 1886. <sup>1</sup> | '''Henry Ossawa Tanner '''was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. In 1878, he made the first of three trips to [[Rainbow%20Inn|Rainbow Inn]] seeking a cure for a lingering disease, likely tuberculosis; he reported that the visit had helped him. He returned in 1882 and 1886. <sup>1</sup> | ||
[[File:Henry | [[File:Henry Ossawa Tanner - The Good Shepherd.jpg|right|thumb||Henry Ossawa Tanner - The Good Shepherd]]Tanner moved to [[%20|Paris]], France, in 1891 to study, and continued to live there after being accepted in French artistic circles.<sup>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner#cite_note-2|[2]]]</sup> His painting entitled ''Daniel in the Lions' Den'' was accepted into the 1896 Salon, the official art exhibition of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_des_Beaux-Arts|Académie des Beaux-Arts]] in Paris. | ||
After his own self-study in art as a young man, Tanner enrolled in 1879 at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts|Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in Philadelphia. The only black student, he became a favorite of the painter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Eakins|Thomas Eakins]], who had recently begun teaching there. Tanner made other connections among artists, including [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henri|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. | After his own self-study in art as a young man, Tanner enrolled in 1879 at the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Academy_of_the_Fine_Arts|Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]] in Philadelphia. The only black student, he became a favorite of the painter [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Eakins|Thomas Eakins]], who had recently begun teaching there. Tanner made other connections among artists, including [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henri|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. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:30, 18 September 2025
Born: June 21, 1859
Died: May 25, 1937
Married: Jessie Olsson
Children: Jesse Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. In 1878, he made the first of three trips to Rainbow Inn seeking a cure for a lingering disease, likely tuberculosis; he reported that the visit had helped him. He returned in 1882 and 1886. 1
Tanner moved to [[%20|Paris]], France, in 1891 to study, and continued to live there after being accepted in French artistic circles.[[2]] His painting entitled Daniel in the Lions' Den was accepted into the 1896 Salon, the official art exhibition of the [des Beaux-Arts] in Paris.
After his own self-study in art as a young man, Tanner enrolled in 1879 at the [Academy of the Fine Arts] in Philadelphia. The only black student, he became a favorite of the painter [Eakins], who had recently begun teaching there. Tanner made other connections among artists, including [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.
From Architectural Record: The house once occupied by another important Black painter, Henry O. Tanner, still stands a few blocks away at 29th and Diamond in Philadelphia. A student of Thomas Eakins, his work is also on view at the museum.
Source:
- [Ossawa Tanner] on Wikipedia
Footnotes:#
- Sally Svenson, Blacks in the Adirondacks, pp. 120-121, Syracuse University Press, 2017.
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