Henry Ossawa Tanner

American · 1859–1937

realism

He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim.

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The Good Shepherd — The living window: art moves here the way it moves in your living room.

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life: 1859–1937life
movement: realismmovement

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The Good Shepherd

Henry Ossawa Tanner · National Gallery of Art

Who Henry Ossawa Tanner was

Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. In 1923, the French government elected Tanner chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

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