Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tannerwas an American artist. He 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth21 June 1859
CountryUnited States of America
Henry Ossawa Tanner quotes about
brushes
I will preach with my brush.
compromise middle middle-ground
Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise.
biblical giving effort
My effort has been not only to put the Biblical incident in the original setting… but at the same time give the human touch to convey to my public the reverence and elevation these subjects impart to me.