Henry Ossawa Tanner
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 88 years ago |
| Date of died | May 25,1937 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Periods | Realism |
| Symbolism | |
| Modern art | |
| American Realism | |
| Impressionism | |
| Harlem Renaissance | |
| Known for | Painting |
| Drawing | |
| Influenced by | Thomas Eakins |
| Jean-Paul Laurens | |
| Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant | |
| Job | Visual Artist |
| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| Academy Julian | |
| Books | Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit |
| Henry Ossawa Tanner | |
| Henry Ossawa Tanner: A Spiritual Biography | |
| Date of birth | June 21,1859 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Pittsburgh |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Jessie Olsson |
| Influences | Thomas Eakins |
| Jean-Paul Laurens | |
| Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant | |
| Parents | Benjamin Tucker Tanner |
| Sarah Tanner | |
| Siblings | Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson |
| Works | The Annunciation |
| The Banjo Lesson | |
| The Thankful Poor | |
| Daniel in the Lions' Den | |
| Period by artworks | Modern art |
| Realism | |
| American Realism | |
| Symbolism | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 509659 |
Henry Ossawa Tanner Life story
Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles.