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Henry Tanner

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Fan account of Henry Ossawa Tanner, an American artist and one of the first African-American artists to gain international acclaim. 1859-1937 Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 2h
Mary www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Mary
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 17h
Angels Appearing before the Shepherds americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Angels Appearing before the Shepherds
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 23h
Return of the Holy Women www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Return of the Holy Women
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A.R.C. Canteen, World War I americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
A.R.C. Canteen, World War I
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Untitled americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Untitled
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kansas City, Kansas americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Kansas City, Kansas
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Miraculous Haul of Fishes www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Miraculous Haul of Fishes
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Study for Nicodemus Visiting Jesus www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Study for Nicodemus Visiting Jesus
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Street in Tangier www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Street in Tangier
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Booker T. Washington www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Booker T. Washington
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Street Scene, Tangier (Crenelated Architecture) americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Street Scene, Tangier (Crenelated Architecture)
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Study for The Jews' Wailing Place www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Study for The Jews' Wailing Place
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Christ Walking on the Water www.moma.org/collection/works/294148
Gift of Samuel and Sheila Rosenfeld
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Capsized Fishing Boats, Brittany
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lion Licking Its Paw www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Lion Licking Its Paw
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Angels Appearing before the Shepherds www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Angels Appearing before the Shepherds
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Visitation www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The Visitation
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fishermen's Devotions, Étaples www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Fishermen's Devotions, Étaples
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Banjo Lesson www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The Banjo Lesson
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Two Disciples at the Tomb www.artic.edu/artworks/87643
The Art Institute acquired The Two Disciples at the Tomb in 1906 after the canvas was declared “the most impressive and distinguished work of the season” at the museum’s annual exhibition of American painting and sculpture. At that time, Henry Ossawa Tanner was at the height of his reputation, enjoying international fame and winning prizes on both sides of the Atlantic. The son of an African American bishop, Tanner was raised in Philadelphia, where he studied with Thomas Eakins before working as an artist and photographer in Atlanta. Repelled by the racial prejudice he encountered in the United States, he chose to spend nearly all of his adult life in France.
Tanner’s early subjects included many scenes of African American life, but later he specialized in religious paintings. The Two Disciples at the Tomb is one of the most concentrated and austere of these works. The somber spirituality of the moment when two of Jesus’s followers realize that he has risen from the dead is conveyed by Tanner’s use of dark tones and compressed space and his avoidance of superfluous detail. Although the artist painted in a relatively conservative representational manner throughout his life, the sinuous lines and simplified, harsh modeling here suggest his awareness of Art Nouveau and Expressionist currents in contemporary European painting. Likewise, his emphasis on psychological rather than physical experience has many parallels in advanced art of the same period, including Pablo Picasso’s early work, such as The Old Guitarist, painted two years earlier.

Robert A. Waller Fund
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Harbor Scene www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Harbor Scene
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Christ at the Home of Mary and Martha www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Christ at the Home of Mary and Martha
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Resurrection of Lazarus www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The Resurrection of Lazarus
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Study for Nicodemus Visiting Jesus www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Study for Nicodemus Visiting Jesus
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Palace of Justice, Tangier www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Palace of Justice, Tangier
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Study of Two Hands americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Study of Two Hands
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Witch Hunt www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The Witch Hunt
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Mountain Landscape, Highlands, North Carolina www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Mountain Landscape, Highlands, North Carolina
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Spinning by Firelight - The Boyhood of George Washington Gray www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Spinning by Firelight - The Boyhood of George Washington Gray
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Le Touquet www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Le Touquet
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Arch www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollecti…
The Arch
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Moroccan Man www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Moroccan Man
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Entrance to the Casbah www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Entrance to the Casbah
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Florida www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Florida
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lions in the Desert www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Lions in the Desert
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mary www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Mary
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Young Sabot Maker www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The Young Sabot Maker
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Gateway, Tangier www.slam.org/collection/objects/445…
Gateway, Tangier
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis americanart.si.edu/collections/sear…
Study for Portrait of Mrs. Atherton Curtis
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seascape - Jetty www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Seascape - Jetty
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Three Marys www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The Three Marys
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Christ and His Desciples on the Sea of Galilee www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Christ and His Desciples on the Sea of Galilee
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Algiers www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Algiers
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Les Invalides www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Les Invalides
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Flight Into Egypt www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Flight Into Egypt
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Christ Learning to Read www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Christ Learning to Read
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The House (Wall) in Blue www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
The House (Wall) in Blue
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ship in a Storm www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Ship in a Storm
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gateway Tangier www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Gateway Tangier
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Henry Tanner @htanner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fauna www.wikiart.org/en/henry-ossawa-tan…
Fauna
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