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By African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), The Banjo Lesson, 1893, oil on canvas, 49x35.5 inches (124.4x90.1 cm), Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia. #arthistory #BlackHistory #blackartist #blackartists #painting #oilpainting

From Khan Academy: “Henry Ossawa Tanner was the United States’ first African-American celebrity artist. His training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (under the guidance of Thomas Eakins) and at the Académie Julian in Paris (with Jean-Léon Gérôme) put him in the unique position of having experienced two vastly different approaches to painting— American Realism and French academic painting. He was also one of the few artists to have had such training at a time when there were many barriers to education for African-Americans. Though Tanner lived most of his life in France and became well known for his lush biblical paintings, The Banjo Lesson is his most famous work and the painting that has become emblematic with his oeuvre.” ~ Farisa Khalid, “Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson,” Khan Academy.

By African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), The Banjo Lesson, 1893, oil on canvas, 49x35.5 inches (124.4x90.1 cm), Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia. #arthistory #BlackHistory #blackartist #blackartists #painting #oilpainting

From Khan Academy: “Henry Ossawa Tanner was the United States’ first African-American celebrity artist. His training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (under the guidance of Thomas Eakins) and at the Académie Julian in Paris (with Jean-Léon Gérôme) put him in the unique position of having experienced two vastly different approaches to painting— American Realism and French academic painting. He was also one of the few artists to have had such training at a time when there were many barriers to education for African-Americans. Though Tanner lived most of his life in France and became well known for his lush biblical paintings, The Banjo Lesson is his most famous work and the painting that has become emblematic with his oeuvre.” ~ Farisa Khalid, “Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson,” Khan Academy.

By African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), The Banjo Lesson, 1893, oil on canvas, 49x35.5 inches (124.4x90.1 cm), Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia. #arthistory #BlackHistory #blackartist #blackartists #painting #oilpainting

From Khan Academy: “Henry Ossawa Tanner was the United States’ first African-American celebrity artist. His training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (under the guidance of Thomas Eakins) and at the Académie Julian in Paris (with Jean-Léon Gérôme) put him in the unique position of having experienced two vastly different approaches to painting— American Realism and French academic painting. He was also one of the few artists to have had such training at a time when there were many barriers to education for African-Americans. Though Tanner lived most of his life in France and became well known for his lush biblical paintings, The Banjo Lesson is his most famous work and the painting that has become emblematic with his oeuvre.” ~ Farisa Khalid, “Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson,” Khan Academy.

By African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), The Banjo Lesson, 1893, oil on canvas, 49x35.5 inches (124.4x90.1 cm), Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia. #arthistory #BlackHistory #blackartist #blackartists #painting #oilpainting

From Khan Academy: “Henry Ossawa Tanner was the United States’ first African-American celebrity artist. His training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (under the guidance of Thomas Eakins) and at the Académie Julian in Paris (with Jean-Léon Gérôme) put him in the unique position of having experienced two vastly different approaches to painting— American Realism and French academic painting. He was also one of the few artists to have had such training at a time when there were many barriers to education for African-Americans. Though Tanner lived most of his life in France and became well known for his lush biblical paintings, The Banjo Lesson is his most famous work and the painting that has become emblematic with his oeuvre.” ~ Farisa Khalid, “Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson,” Khan Academy.

By African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937), The Banjo Lesson, 1893, oil on canvas, 49x35.5 inches (124.4x90.1 cm), Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia. #arthistory #BlackHistory #blackartist #blackartists #painting #oilpainting

From Khan Academy: “Henry Ossawa Tanner was the United States’ first African-American celebrity artist. His training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (under the guidance of Thomas Eakins) and at the Académie Julian in Paris (with Jean-Léon Gérôme) put him in the unique position of having experienced two vastly different approaches to painting— American Realism and French academic painting. He was also one of the few artists to have had such training at a time when there were many barriers to education for African-Americans. Though Tanner lived most of his life in France and became well known for his lush biblical paintings, The Banjo Lesson is his most famous work and the painting that has become emblematic with his oeuvre.” ~ Farisa Khalid, “Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson,” Khan Academy.