Article: Minority Report: White House Honors Tanner And Wilson

Minority Report: White House Honors Tanner And Wilson.

The permanence and prestige of Black presence in the Clinton White House has been guaranteed by two recent events: 1.White House acceptance and unveiling of a painting by Henry O. Tanner, the African-American painter who lived many years in Europe because of race prejudice in America. 2.White House use of the scholarship and philosophy of Black Dr. William Julius Wilson, now of Harvard University, in shaping the recent welfare reform bill. Wilson's books were examined by Clinton and his ideas were discussed at dinner in the White House.

The painting by Tanner is named "Sand Dunes at Sunset." It is a seascape colored ...

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