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Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859-1937, was a deeply religious, mystical painter, who, as an African-American, found it difficult to gain acceptance for his artwork in the United States, and lived most of his life in France. The Smithsonian American Art Museum presents this comprehensive online exhibition on Tanner's life and work, utilizing both paintings and archival materials from its collections. The Flash exhibit is divided into three sections. First, there is Biography, essentially an illustrated timeline, including photographs showing Tanner in his studio at 51 boulevard Saint-Jacques, Paris, ca. 1900, and Tanner's wife, Jesse Macauley Olssen, at the time of their marriage in 1899. Second, Work in Context, where users can first read a bit about Tanner's education and contemporaries, then view examples of Tanner's work, and try a self-test, attempting to pick out the Tanner paintings from groups of four paintings on particular themes, e.g. Nocturnes, Portraits, Shepherds. Finally there is a Gallery of all 57 Tanners held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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June 24th, 2005
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June 23rd, 2005 at 1:13pm
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July 27th, 2005 at 11:04am
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