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Henry Ossawa Tanner introductory essay and catalogue chapters by Dewey F. Mosby ; catalogue entries by Dewey F. Mosby and Darrel Sewell ; biographical essay by Rae Alexander-Minter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks N 6537 .T35 A4 1991 FOLIO
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mosby, Dewey F., 1942-2012, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937--Exhibitions.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 307 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
- Edition:
- First trade edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art ; New York, NY : Rizzoli International Publications, [1991]
- Summary:
- This book takes a new look at the life and artistic career of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), the renowned African-American artist who spent most of his life in France after declaring in 1891 that he could 'not fight prejudice and paint at the same time.' Tanner is best known for his biblical allegories and genre scenes in which he confronted the plight of underprivileged people.
- Contents:
- Reflections on race, public reception, and critical response in Tanner's career / Dewey F. Mosby
- The Tanner family: a grandniece's chronicle / Rae Alexander-Minter
- Chronology / Kathleen James, Sylvia Yount
- Catalogue / Dewey F. Mosby, Darrel Sewell. Student years and early career 1873-1890 ; Paris, racial awareness, and success 1891-1897 ; Celebrated salon artist and religious painter 1897-1907 ; North Africa and orientalism 1908-1914 ; The war years and late work 1914-1937.
- Notes:
- Catalog of an exhibition at Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 20-April 14, 1991, Detroit Institute of Arts, May 12-August 4, 1991, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, September 17-November 24, 1991, and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, December 14, 1991-March 1, 1992.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-302) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mosby, Dewey F., 1942- Henry Ossawa Tanner.
- ISBN:
- 0847813460
- 9780847813469
- 0876330863
- 9780876330869
- OCLC:
- 22812177
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