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Article: A celebration of Henry Ossawa Tanner. (major retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art)
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- March 1, 1991
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A Celebration Of HENRY OSSAWA TANNER
THANKS in part to the Black Renaissance of the '60s and '70s and the Black art resurgence of the '80s, there has been a major revival of interest in Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first African-American artist to win international recognition.
Fifty-four years after his death, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has mounted the first major retrospective on the work of the artist who fled American racism in 1891 and spent most of his adult life in Paris.
Most celebrated for his portrayal of Biblical subjects - particularly in works like The Annunciation, which is symbolic of African-American emancipation - Tanner was also ...