Henry Ossawa Tanner: A collection of 153 paintings (HD)

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Henry Ossawa Tanner: A collection of 153 paintings (HD)
Description: "Henry Ossawa Tanner was an African American painter. Belonging to a religious family, he developed an interest towards art when he was a teenager. His ability to depict landscapes and biblical themes earned him international fame. While on a tour to Europe, he visited Paris. What attracted him most in Paris was the freedom from racial discrimination of its artistic world. There he studied under renowned academic painters like Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant for a brief period. His early paintings like ‘The Banjo Lesson’ and ‘The Thankful Poor’ reflect the influence of realist artist Thomas Eakins on him. His ‘The Banjo Lesson’ denotes sharing of knowledge through its simple drawing style. Most of his famous works are his depiction of the daily life of blacks and each of these art works represent the black people in a dignified manner. His visit to places like Tangier and the Holy Land inspired him to create paintings with religious themes. His paintings with religious themes include ‘Daniel in the Lions’ Den’. The painting of ‘The Disciples See Christ Walking on the Water’ mirrors his sense of photography. As an artist, he was the recipient of numerous prestigious honours like the Order of the Legion Honor."
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@timpeterson87 9 ай бұрын

I graduated from Otis Art College in 1998 and we learned of his contemporaries and took influence from them to develop and later in life I went to museums and saw and emulated the work and techniques of his peers, but I only found his work and about him now in the year 2023 and it has been nothing short of a revelation in my mind about the possibilities of my own painting as an American and as someone who is also a member of the Black community. I can’t get enough of Tanner’s work, his life story, his ideas and I am poring over his techniques. He is an absolutely gigantic artist and human being. And that shows so well in his art and now I am going to go back to the easel and try to do the same.