Henry Ossawa Tanner
by Dewey F. Mosby
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, [1991]. 308 pages. Large Quarto. 308 pages. Softcover. Foxing on text block edges, occasionally affecting the margins of a few pages, else very good
Profusely illustrated, an important exhibition catalog on Henry Ossawa Tanner, the first Black American artist to attain international distinction. Born in Pennsylvania, Tanner is known "not only for his early studies of Negro life, but for his landscapes and, more especially, his biblical paintings, which illustrate the fully developed poetic and mystical qualities of his work." (Marcia M. Mathews)
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- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3731960
- Title
- Henry Ossawa Tanner
- Author
- Dewey F. Mosby
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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- Quarto
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