Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) was a United States painter, university teacher and printmaker.

Also recorded as Henri Tanner; Henri Ossawa Tanner; H. O. Tanner; Henry O. Tanner; Tanner.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with realism. Work is classified under genre painting, figure painting and religious painting. Places of work recorded in the authority include Paris, Pont-Aven and Philadelphia. Works named in the authority record include Moroccan Scene, The Thankful Poor, The Banjo Lesson and The Young Sabot Maker. Catalogue entries for prints and multiples state process, state, edition and watermark or paper. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

African-American painter (1859–1937)

Sources

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“Henry Ossawa Tanner”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1374436: Henry Ossawa Tanner
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