Henry Ossawa Tanner | |
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 Tanner in 1907 by Frederick Gutekunst | |
| Born | June 21, 1859 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1937 (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 |
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| Movement | American Realism, French Academic, Impressionism, Symbolism |
| Spouse |
Jessie Macauley Olssen
(m. 1899; died 1925) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Lippincott Prize, 1900; Silver medal, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 |
| Elected | Elected a member of the National Academy of Design, 1910. Made an honorary chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor, 1923. |
| Patron(s) | Joseph Crane Hartzell, Rodman Wanamaker, Atherton Curtis |
Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim.[1] Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. In 1923, the French government elected Tanner chevalier of the Legion of Honor.[2][3]
- ^ "Henry Ossawa Tanner". Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2006.
- ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ Mosby, Dewey F. (1991). Henry Ossawa Tanner. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia; New York: Philadelphia Museum of Art; Rizzoli International Publications. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-8478-1346-9.