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| Henry Ossawa Tanner
American 1859 -1937
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| Active: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Atlanta, Georga
Paris, France
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| Studied: |
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1880 - 1882
Academie Julien, Paris
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| Instructors: |
Thomas Eakins
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| Specialty: |
Painter
Illustrator
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| Subjects Known For: |
Figural
Religion
Animal / Wildlife
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| Memberships: |
National Academy of Design ANA 1909; NA 1927
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Pennsylvania/Paris |
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Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)was the son of Rev. Benjamin Tucker Tanner, Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Philadelphia, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts u...
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America's first internationally renowned African-American artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner was born in Pittsburgh to a well-educated and devoutly religious family. When Henry was age 13, his father, the Reverend Benjamin Tucker T...
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