Henry O. Tanner portrait and correspondence, 1908-1909
Permanent ID:
13270Dates:
19081909
Image Description:
Portrait of Henry Ossawa Tanner. From the Simon Gratz collection [0250A]. Tanner was the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. He moved to Paris in 1891 to study, and decided to stay there, being readily accepted in French artistic circles. His painting entitled Daniel in the Lions' Den was accepted into the 1896 Salon. After teaching himself some art, he had enrolled as a young man in 1879 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He was the only black student and became a favorite of the painter Thomas Eakins, who had recently started teaching there. He also made other connections among artists, including Robert Henri. In the late 1890s he was sponsored for a trip to Palestine by Rodman Wanamaker, who was impressed by his paintings of biblical themes.This digital record contain images that depict the entire contents [1 clipping, 2 lettes] of folder 30 [titled as, "Tanner, Henry O. 1859- : painters etc."] of box 8/4 [titled as, "American Painters, Sculptors, and Engravers: Gaudens, Augustus-Worthington, Whittredge"].
Format:
Clippings; CorrespondenceCollection:
Simon Gratz collectionRelated Person or Organization:
Henry Ossawa Tanner (depicted)Library of Congress Subjects:
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937 [info:lc/authorities/names/n50008686]