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Henry Ossawa Tanner

Artist:
Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins, 25 Jul 1844 - 25 Jun 1916  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
59.9cm x 50.2cm (23 9/16" x 19 3/4"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1902
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Male  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Hyde Collection
Object number:
1971.16
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4636fe5f7-07f3-4d9b-a9d9-5a852702a3a2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1971.16

Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Atherton Curtis With Still Life

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Atherton Curtis  Search this
Ingeborg Curtis  Search this
Medium:
Oil on plywood
Dimensions:
67.7 x 73.2 cm (26 5/8 x 28 13/16" ), Estimate
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Atherton Curtis: Male  Search this
Ingeborg Curtis: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1983.95.192 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4df17c268-eb45-407e-a6c4-ed8151b3fdea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1983.95.192_NMAA

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Jessie Macaulay Olssen Tanner  Search this
Medium:
Oil on board
Dimensions:
57cm x 48cm (22 7/16" x 18 7/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1897
Topic:
Jessie Macaulay Olssen Tanner: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1983.95.211
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4680a9259-00e9-4777-bb7b-a56bf673178f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1983.95.211

Jessie Macaulay Olssen Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Jessie Macaulay Olssen Tanner  Search this
Medium:
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
57 x 48 cm (22 7/16 x 18 7/8" )
Type:
Painting
Date:
1897?
Topic:
Jessie Macaulay Olssen Tanner: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1983.95.211 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dd222f6e-4226-473c-b632-2cbc9d2f081d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1983.95.211_NMAA

Sarah Elizabeth Miller Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Sarah Elizabeth Miller Tanner, 1840 - 1914*  Search this
Medium:
Oil on plywood
Dimensions:
30.3 x 23.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16" )
Type:
Painting
Topic:
Sarah Elizabeth Miller Tanner: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1983.95.213 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48bbeb75b-3cea-4167-8805-15fad41595e9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1983.95.213_NMAA

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Medium:
Pencil and conte crayon on paper
Dimensions:
21.7 x 21.3 cm (8 9/16 x 8 3/8" )
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1910
Topic:
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Male  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1983.95.34 NMAA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm409936465-8db2-4852-9a07-9d43a967fef3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1983.95.34_NMAA

Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner, 25 Dec 1835 - 14 Jan 1923  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. (41 x 29.8 cm.); framed: 18 1/4 x 13 in. (46.4 x 33 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1897
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Religious  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Male  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Literature\Writer  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Baltimore Museum of Art
Object number:
2002.561 BMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43f33ce68-7c43-423f-b548-773f5081dfac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2002.561_BMA

Benjamin Tucker Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner, 25 Dec 1835 - 14 Jan 1923  Search this
Medium:
Patinated plaster
Dimensions:
15 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (38.1 x 31.8 x 24.1 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1894
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Male  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Literature\Writer  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Walters Art Museum
Object number:
28.33
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ded2a4d8-2d2a-4306-a547-bf5a79a39e67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_28.33

Henry Ossowa Tanner

Artist:
Charles Allan Grafly, 3 Dec 1862 - 6 May 1929  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Medium:
Painted plaster
Dimensions:
28 x 12 x 9 3/4 in. (71.12 x 30.48 x 24.77 cm.)
Type:
Sculpture
Place:
France\Île-de-France\Ville de Paris, Départment de\Paris
Date:
1896
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Male  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
49.54 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ae586038-1f2a-4d81-9620-1013b14a9c7a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_49.54_MMA

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Artist:
Richard Emil Miller, 1875 - 1943  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.4cm x 63.5cm (30 1/16" x 25"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1909
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Fedora  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Stickpin  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Male  Search this
Henry Ossawa Tanner: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Academy of Design
Object number:
872-P-367
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm408f02389-32db-46df-82f8-51ffb4a62ec8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_872-P-367

Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin Tanner, 1775 - 1848  Search this
Medium:
Patinated plaster
Dimensions:
38.1 x 31.8 x 24.1 cm (15 x 12.5 x 9.5" )
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1894
Topic:
Benjamin Tanner: Male  Search this
Benjamin Tanner: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: African American Material Culture
Object number:
DLR00271
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48f5fcbbe-9dee-4b6a-9abd-a1998a3fdc4e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DLR00271

Benjamin Tucker Tanner

Artist:
Henry Ossawa Tanner, 21 Jun 1859 - 25 May 1937  Search this
Sitter:
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner, 25 Dec 1835 - 14 Jan 1923  Search this
Medium:
Patinated plaster
Dimensions:
38.1 × 31.8 × 24.1cm (15 × 12 1/2 × 9 1/2")
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1894
Topic:
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Male  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Literature\Writer  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this
Bp. Benjamin Tucker Tanner: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
PC991876
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43afb1edd-03fb-4b51-93d7-30dcf5ea6018
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PC991876

Romare Bearden exhibit review, The obscurity of the 19th century negro artists

Creator:
Bearden, Romare, 1911-1988  Search this
Subject:
Tanner, Henry Ossawa  Search this
Howard University. Gallery of Art  Search this
Type:
Writings
Date:
1967
Citation:
Romare Bearden. Romare Bearden exhibit review, The obscurity of the 19th century negro artists, 1967. Romare Bearden papers, 1937-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)14731
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Romare Bearden papers, 1937-1982
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_14731
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Henry Ossawa Tanner papers

Creator:
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Names:
Académie Julian  Search this
Art Institute of Chicago  Search this
Grand Central Art Galleries  Search this
Old American Art Club (Paris, France)  Search this
Carpenter, J.S.  Search this
Curtis, Atherton  Search this
Tanner, Jesse O., 1903-  Search this
Tanner, Jessie O., 1873-1925  Search this
Taverty, J.J.  Search this
Extent:
2.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketches
Photographs
Date:
1860s-1978
bulk 1890-1937
Summary:
The papers of the expatriate African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner measure 2.3 linear feet and date from the 1860s to 1978, with the bulk of the material dating from 1890 to 1937. Found in the papers are scattered biographical, family, and legal materials; twenty-seven folders of correspondence with family, friends, patrons, and galleries; writings and notes by Tanner and others; a small amount of printed material; numerous photographs of Tanner, his studio in Paris and home in Trepied, Normandy, his family, friends, fellow artists, and his artwork. Additional photographs include a circa 1890 shot of Tanner with fellow students at the Académie Julian and another depicting Tanner with members of the American Art Club in Paris, circa 1900. Also found are a few sketches and drawings.
Scope and Content Note:
The papers of the expatriate African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner measure 2.3 linear feet and date from the 1860s to 1978, with the bulk of the material dating from 1890 to 1937. Found in the papers are scattered biographical, family, and legal materials; twenty-seven folders of correspondence with family, friends, patrons, and galleries; writings and notes by Tanner and others; a small amount of printed material; numerous photographs of Tanner, his family, friends, his artwork, and the galleries at the Chicago Art Institute; and a few sketches and drawings.

Biographical material contains identification documents, awards, family and personal bibles, scattered records of his membership in the Societe Artistique de Picardie and the American Expeditionary Forces, address books, family history, a file concerning a lawsuit against the Bethel A.M.E. Church, and a few records documenting the sale of his artwork. Tanner's personal and professional correspondence is with his wife Jessie, his family, friends, patrons, art galleries, and others. Letters are from various family members, his closest friend Atherton Curtis and his wife Ingeborg, friend J.S. Carpenter who was president of the Des Moines Association of Fine Arts and arranged for sales of Tanner's work in the mid-west, Grand Central Art Galleries in New York, and J.J. Taverty who purchased Tanner's work for the High Museum in Atlanta. Topics of note covered in the correspondence include the sale and exhibition of his artwork and his work for the Red Cross.

Writings and Notes by Tanner include two small notebooks, one of which he kept during his travels in Europe and Palestine in 1897. Also found are his scattered loose writings, jottings, and other notes on various subjects, including autobiographical notes. Writings by others include notes and an essay by his wife Jessie, and a manuscript, "The Life and Works of Henry O. Tanner," by his son Jesse. Printed Materials document Tanner's career and other interests through exhibition announcements, news clippings, printed reproductions of artwork, a published autobiographical essay, and other miscellaneous items. The collection includes numerous photographs of Tanner, family and friends, his studio in Paris, his home in Trepied and in Spain, travels, and artwork. Additional photographs include a circa 1890 shot of Tanner with students at the Académie Julian and another depicting Tanner with members of the American Art Club in Paris, circa 1900. Artwork consists of an ink drawing of a Paris studio and pencil sketches by Tanner.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 6 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1890-1937 (Box 1, 4, OV 5; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1890-1978 (Box 1, OV 5; 0.6 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings and Notes, 1897-circa 1950s (Box 1-2, OV 5; 9 folders)

Series 4: Printed Material, 1897-1975 (Box 2, OV 5; 9 folders)

Series 5: Photographs, 1860s-1943 (Box 3, OV 5; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 6: Artwork, 1891-1893 (Box 3; 2 folders)
Biographical Note:
African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Benjamin Tucker Tanner, a college-educated teacher and minister, and Sarah Miller Tanner, who was formerly enslaved. Benjamin Tanner was very active in the African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church, eventually becoming a bishop, and the family often moved while Henry was a small child. They settled in Philadelphia, and as a teenager, Tanner spent his free time painting, drawing, and visiting art galleries. In 1880 he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under several master art instructors, including Thomas Eakins who greatly influenced his early work.

Tanner moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1888 and opened a photography gallery which was not very successful. After teaching briefly at Clark College, a sponsorship from his patrons Bishop and Mrs. Joseph Crane Hartzell allowed him to travel to Europe in 1891 and study at the Académie Julian in Paris. There he was taught by Jean Joseph Benjamin-Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens. After returning to Philadelphia in late 1892, he painted many works depicting African American subjects, including The Banjo Lesson (1893). He returned to Paris in 1894. There, his work began to receive favorable reviews, particularly at the Paris Solon for his biblical scenes. Tanner began to specialize in painting bible imagery and scenes, and traveled to Palestine in 1897 and 1898 and later to Morocco to study costumes, customs, and cityscapes.

In 1899 Tanner married Jessie Macauley Olssen, a young woman from San Francisco living in Paris. Also around this time reproductions of his artwork were published in a few popular American magazines, and Tanner began to receive praise for his artwork in the United States. Tanner, however, objected to being labeled as "Negro artist". Despite their misgivings, the couple moved back to the United States for a short time. Their son, Jesee Ossawa Tanner was born in 1903. One year later Tanner and his wife returned to Paris and made it their lifelong permanent home, only occasionally visiting the United States for exhibitions of his work. They also maintained a leisure farm in Trepied, Normandy.

Tanner continued to exhibit his work in Paris, develop his painting technique and imagery, and travel, becoming friends with many artists throughout Europe. In 1913 he became president of the Societe Artistique de Picardie and during World War I he worked for the American Red Cross in France. In 1923 he was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France for his work as an artist. Tanner became affiliated with Grand Central Art Galleries and other dealers in the United States and had great success there during the 1920s. When Jessie Tanner died in 1925 Henry was grief stricken and remained in poor health for the remainder of his life. He continued to paint occasionally until his death in 1937.
Related Material:
Also found at the Archives of American Art are the Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1937-1969, available on microfilm reels 64 and 3268. Archives of American Art microfilm reel 4399 contains the Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1912-1985, the originals of which are housed in the University of Pennsylvania Archives. Microfilm reel 4397 is a copy of the the Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1885-1909, loaned for microfilming by the Academy.
Provenance:
The Henry Ossawa Tanner papers were donated in several increments by his son, Jesse O. Tanner, between 1967 to 1978. Additional papers were donated by Jesse O. Tanner through Marcia M. Mathews, who was in possession of Tanner's papers to write Tanner's biography. Four medals were transferred to the Archives from the National Museum of African Art.
Restrictions:
The collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
Painters -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Economic aspects  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketches
Photographs
Citation:
Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978 (bulk 1890-1937). Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.tannhenr
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90487df28-3e30-42e5-8090-c3ac629c1b36
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-tannhenr
Online Media:

Artists' biographical questionnaires

Creator:
Art League Publishing Co. (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
Names:
Ballin, Hugo, 1879-1956  Search this
Bartlett, Frederick Eugene, 1852-1911  Search this
Beckwith, J. Carroll (James Carroll), 1852-1917  Search this
Birney, William Verplanck, 1858-1909  Search this
Bitter, Karl Theodore Francis, 1867-1915  Search this
Blashfield, Albert Dodd, 1860-1920  Search this
Blenner, Carle Joan, 1864-1952  Search this
Bridgman, Frederick Arthur, 1847-1928  Search this
Brown, Bolton, 1864-1936  Search this
Brown, Ray, 1865-1944  Search this
Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946  Search this
Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941  Search this
Bush-Brown, Henry Kirke, 1857-1935  Search this
Clark, Walter Appleton, 1876-1906  Search this
Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919  Search this
De Forest, Lockwood, 1850-1932  Search this
Fenn, Harry, 1838-1911  Search this
Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953  Search this
Granville-Smith, Walter, 1870-1938  Search this
Guérin, Jules Vallée, 1866-1946  Search this
Harrison, Birge, 1854-1929  Search this
Harrison, Thomas Alexander, 1853-1930  Search this
Haskell, Ernest, 1876-1925  Search this
Herter, Albert, 1871-1950  Search this
Hitchcock, George, 1850-1913  Search this
Hitchcock, Lucius Wolcott, 1868-1942  Search this
Hosking, Arthur Nicholas, b. 1874  Search this
Kemeys, Edward, 1843-1907  Search this
Kendall, William Sergeant, 1869-1938  Search this
Kimball, Alonzo M., 1874-1923  Search this
MacCord, Charles William, 1852-1923  Search this
Manley, Thomas R., 1853-1938  Search this
Maynard, Richard Field, 1875-1964  Search this
McCord, George Herbert, 1848-1909  Search this
Meteyard, Thomas Buford, 1865-1928  Search this
Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912  Search this
Mills, John Harrison, 1842-1916  Search this
Moran, Percy, 1862-1935  Search this
Mosler, Henry, 1841-1920  Search this
Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this
Ochtman, Leonard, 1854-1934  Search this
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937  Search this
Pape, Eric, b. 1870  Search this
Peixotto, Ernest, b. 1869  Search this
Penfield, Edward, 1866-1925  Search this
Potter, Louis McClellan, 1873-1912  Search this
Redfield, Edward Willis, 1869-1965  Search this
Reuterdahl, Henry, 1871-1925  Search this
Rhead, Louis, 1857-1926  Search this
Sandham, Henry, 1842-1910  Search this
Sartain, William, 1843-1924  Search this
Shepperson, Claude Allin, 1867-1921  Search this
Shinn, Florence Scovel, d. 1940  Search this
Smillie, George H. (George Henry), 1840-1921  Search this
Smillie, James David, 1833-1909  Search this
Steele, Frederic Dorr, 1873-1944  Search this
Story, Julian, 1857-1919  Search this
Taft, Lorado, 1860-1936  Search this
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Taylor, F. Walter (Frank Walter), 1874-1921  Search this
Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925  Search this
Turner, Charles Henry, 1848-1908  Search this
Turner, Charles Yardley, 1850-1918  Search this
Turner, Ross, 1847-1915  Search this
Vedder, Simon Harmon, 1866-  Search this
Wiggins, Carleton, 1848-1932  Search this
Wiles, Irving Ramsay, 1861-1948  Search this
Wolf, Henry, 1852-1916  Search this
Woodbury, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1864-1940  Search this
Zogbaum, Rufus Fairchild, 1849-1925  Search this
Zolnay, George Julian, 1862 or 1863-1949  Search this
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet ((68 items on 3 partial microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1905
Scope and Contents:
Biographical forms completed by artists and illustrators for the Art League Publishing Company's ARTISTS YEAR BOOK. Each contains details written by the artist concerning parentage, exhibitions and collections containing his work, books illustrated, memberships in clubs, etc.
Included are forms from: Hugo Ballin, Frederick E. Bartlett, James C. Beckwith, William V. Birney, Karl Bitter, Albert D. Blashfield, Carle Joan Blenner, Frederick A. Bridgman, Bolton Brown, Ray Brown, George Elmer Browne, George De Forest Brush, Henry Kirke Bush-Brown, Walter A. Clark, Kenyon Cox, Lockwood De Forest, Harry Fenn, James E. Fraser, Walter Granville-Smith, Jules Guerin, Birge Harrison, Thomas A. Harrison, Ernest Haskell, Albert Herter, George Hitchcock, Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock, Edward Kemeys, William S. Kendall, Alonzo Kimball, Charles MacCord, Thomas R. Manley, Richard F. Maynard, George H. McCord, Thomas Meteyard, Francis D. Millet, John H. Mills, Edward P. Moran, Henry Mosler,
Herman D. Murphy, Leonard Ochtman, Frederick B. Opper, Eric Pape, Ernest Peixotto, Edward Penfield, Louis M. Potter, Edward W. Redfield, Henry Reuterdahl, Louis J. Rhead, Henry Sandham, William Sartain, Claude A. Shepperson, Florence Scovel Shinn, George H. Smillie, James D. Smillie, Frederic D. Steele, Julian Story, Lorado Taft, Henry O. Tanner, Frank W. Taylor, Dwight W. Tryon, Charles Henry Turner, Charles Yardley Turner, Ross S. Turner, Simon H. Vedder, Carleton Wiggins, Irving R. Wiles, Henry Wolf, Charles H. Woodbury, Rufus F. Zogbaum, and George J. Zolnay.
Biographical / Historical:
Art publishing house; Chicago, Ill. Published, THE ARTISTS YEAR BOOK: A HANDY REFERENCE BOOK WHEREIN MAY BE FOUND INTERESTING DATA PERTAINING TO ARTISTS, AND THEIR STUDIO, HOME, AND SUMMER ADDRESSES, FOR 1905-1906. Arthur Hosking was the editor.
Provenance:
Donated 1958.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Artists -- United States  Search this
Illustrators -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Art publishing -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.artleag
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw979bc5637-bb32-441f-bf21-12e66785db46
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-artleag

Letters to Albert Rosenthal

Creator:
Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939  Search this
Names:
New York Etching Club  Search this
Balfour, F. R. S.  Search this
Bilotti, Salvatore F., 1879-1953  Search this
Blenner, Carle Joan, 1864-1952  Search this
Borie, Adolphe, 1877-1934  Search this
Bosley, Frederick A., 1881-1942  Search this
Brandeis, Lewis D.  Search this
Breckenridge, Hugh H. (Hugh Henry), 1870-1937  Search this
Cardozo, Benjamin N. (Benjamin Nathan), 1870-1938  Search this
Clark, Walter, 1848-1917  Search this
Coffin, William A. (William Anderson), 1855-1925  Search this
Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931  Search this
Colt, Morgan, 1876-1926  Search this
Dunsmore, John Ward, 1856-1945  Search this
Esmonds, Thomas H. Grattan  Search this
Faxon, William Bailey, 1849-1941  Search this
Fell, D. Newlin  Search this
Fogg, John S. H.  Search this
Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902  Search this
Grafly, Charles, 1862-1929  Search this
Gratz, Simon  Search this
Hartmann, Sadakichi, 1867-1944  Search this
Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932  Search this
Konkle, Burton Alva, 1861-1944  Search this
Lowrie, S. T.  Search this
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806  Search this
Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this
Partridge, William Ordway, 1861-1930  Search this
Paxton, William McGregor, 1869-1941  Search this
Pennypacker, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitaker), 1843-1916  Search this
Price, M. Elizabeth (Mary Elizabeth), 1875-1960  Search this
Redfield, Edward Willis, 1869-1965  Search this
Richards, Fred T.  Search this
Rittenberg, Henry R., b. 1879  Search this
Robinson, Alexander, 1867-1952  Search this
Rosenbach, A. S. W. (Abraham Simon Wolf), 1876-1952  Search this
Ryder, Chauncey F., 1868-1949  Search this
Seyffert, Leopold  Search this
Snell, Henry B. (Henry Bayley), 1858-1943  Search this
Staake, William H.  Search this
Stevens, Abby Weld  Search this
Sulzberger, Mayer, 1843-1923  Search this
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Uhle, Bernhard  Search this
Welsh, Devitt, 1888-1942  Search this
Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth, 1845-1928  Search this
Williams, Frederick Ballard, 1871-1956  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (partial microfilm reel)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1885-1936
Scope and Contents:
Letters received, mainly from artists, Sept. 27, 1885-June 3, 1936, and undated, about works of art, invitations, exhibitions, art, travels and other art related subjects.
The letters are from: F.R.S. Balfour, Belfer?, Salvatore F. Bilotti, Carle Joan Blenner, Adolphe Borie, Frederick Andrew Bosley, Lewis D. Brandeis, Hugh Henry Breckenridge, Benjamin Nathan Cardozo, Walter Clark, William Anderson Coffin, Timothy Cole, Morgan Colt, Thomas H. Grattan Esmonds, William Bailey Faxon, D. Newlin Fell, John S.H. Fogg, Paul Leicester Ford, Charles Allan Grafly, Simon Gratz (13 letters), Sadakichi Hartmann, Jean A.A.J. Jusserand, Burton Alva Konkle, Hermann Dudley Murphy, New York Etching Club, William Ordway Partidge, William McGregor Paxton, Samuel Pennypacker (22 letters), M. Elizabeth Price, Edward Willis Redfield, Fred T. Richards, Henry R. Rittenberg, Alexander Charles Robinson, S. M. Rosenbach,
Chauncey Foster Ryder, Leopold G. Seyffert, John Simon, William H. Staake, Abby Weld Stevens, Mayer Sulzberger (14 letters), Henry Ossawa Tanner, Bernhard Uhle, Devitt Welsh, Anne Hollingsworth Wharton, and Frederick Ballard Williams. Also included are a letter from Rosenthal to S.T. Lowrie, a letter from J.W. Dunsmore to H.B. Snell, regarding hanging Rosenthal's portrait of Snell at the Salmagundi Club, and a notice of a sale of etchings by Robert Morris, 1899.
Arrangement:
Arranged chronologically.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, portrait painter, lithographer, art collector; New Hope, Pa.
Provenance:
Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Artists -- United States  Search this
Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Topic:
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.rosealbl
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9435c460b-1604-4761-ad52-68f32aed7b44
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-rosealbl

Milton Morriss James papers

Creator:
James, Milton Morriss, 1926-  Search this
Names:
Harmon Foundation  Search this
State Teachers College at Cheyney  Search this
Bloch, Julius T. (Julius Thiengen), 1888-1966  Search this
Brady, Mary Beatty  Search this
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Waring, Laura Wheeler, 1887-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Microfilm reel
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Sketchbooks
Date:
1923-1980
Scope and Contents:
This microfilm collection consists of papers compiled by Milton Morriss James on African American artists Laura Wheeler Waring and Henry Ossawa Tanner, as well as on artist Julius Bloch.

The compiled papers related to Laura Wheeler Waring include correspondence (1923-1946) regarding commissions, exhibitions, honorary positions, and activities related to State Teachers College at Cheyney, as well as a letter from J. O. Tanner offering to sell an H. O. Tanner painting to Waring for Cheyney; teaching materials, including course outlines, exams, and reports for music and art appreciation, handwriting, visual education, and other art classes; a sketchbook; and printed material (1948-1977).

Julius Bloch material (1950-1980) includes correspondence regarding James' effort to purchase a Bloch painting, as well as an article on Bloch.

James' correspondence (1948-1977) relates to efforts to get a Philadelphia public school named after Laura Wheeler Waring and to organize exhibitions of Waring's work. Research correspondence conserns publications on Warring and Henry O. Tanner. Also included is correspondence with Mary Beattie Brady of the Harmon Foundation regarding works of art for Cheyney and the Laura Wheeler Waring Public School.
Biographical / Historical:
Milton Morriss James (1926-) is a teacher and author in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. James taught in the Philadelphia Public School System and publishes books and articles on African American artists. He was acquainted with Laura Wheeler Waring in the 1940s.
Provenance:
Microfilmed in 1990 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. James collected the Waring papers from Dr. Waring after Laura Wheeler Waring's death for his research.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Authors -- Pennsylvania -- Yeadon  Search this
Educators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Topic:
African American artists  Search this
Women artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
Women painters  Search this
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Identifier:
AAA.jamemilt
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92ea074c4-5520-4396-ac66-9854beb89aaf
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-jamemilt

Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner

Creator:
Mathews, Marcia M.  Search this
Names:
Glackens, Edith  Search this
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Tanner, Jesse O., 1903-  Search this
Tough, Charles C.  Search this
Extent:
54 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1937-1969
bulk, 1963-1969
Scope and Contents:
The Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner consist of 54 items and date from 1937 to 1969, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1963 to 1969. The collection primarily consists of correspondence preceding Mathew's 1969 book Henry O. Tanner, American Artist and related printed material.

REEL 64: 26 letters, January 21, 1966 through March 5, 1968, to Mathews from Jesse O. Tanner, son of Henry Ossawa Tanner, conveying information about his father and particular art works; as well as a letter from Edith D. [Mrs. William] Glackens, August 7, 1937, to Charles C. Tough, Jesse O. Tanner's uncle, advising with regard to Tough's plans of selling Henry O. Tanner's paintings. Also included is a biographical questionnaire completed by Henry O. Tanner for the Art League Publishing Company.

REEL 3268: 23 letters to Mathews regarding her book and exhibitions of Tanner's work; and printed material, 1968-1969. Correspondents include Jesse O. Tanner, Erwin S. Barrie, Romare H. Bearden, George Biddle, Mrs. Samuel M. Bryant, Benjamin Mays, James A. Porter, and Warren Robbins.
Biographical / Historical:
Marcia M. Mathews is a writer and art historian in Durham, North Carolina.

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was an African American painter born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who spent much of his life in Paris, France. His work often depicts biblical scenes. Tanner trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Thomas Eakins. In 1891, Tanner traveled to Europe and settled in Paris, where he remained for the rest of his life.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978; the Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1885-1909; and the Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1912-1985. The Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner collection, 1907-1937.
Provenance:
Donated 1969 and 1976 by Marcia Mathews.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Authors -- North Carolina -- Durham  Search this
Art historians -- North Carolina -- Durham  Search this
Topic:
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Women art historians  Search this
Women authors  Search this
Women artists  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.mathmarc
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw939b49bbf-67ac-4f17-967b-9ac9b464fdd6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-mathmarc

Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner

Creator:
Alexander family  Search this
Names:
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Alexander, Raymond Pace, 1898-1974  Search this
Alexander, Sadie Tanner Mossell, 1898-1989  Search this
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Extent:
1 Microfilm reel
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Date:
1912-1985
Scope and Contents:
This microfilm collection consists of the Alexander family papers relating to African American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner. The collection includes correspondence between Tanner and Raymond Alexander (1924-1937) and court documents concerning Tanner's legal action against the Bethel A.M.E Church. Included in the Sadie Aleander materials are personal letters from Tanner; correspondence from museums discussing exhibition loans and the discovery of Tanner paintings; printed material, including catalogs and clippings; and materials related to the Tanner commemorative stamp.
Biographical / Historical:
Raymond Pace Alexander (1897-1974) and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander (1898-1989) were prominent African American lawyers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sadie Alexander was Henry Ossawa Tanner's niece. Raymond Alexander represented Tanner in his legal suit against the Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church in Philadelphia regarding nonpayment for a bust of Richard Allen.
Related Materials:
The Archives of American Art also holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978; the Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1885-1909; and the Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1937-1969. The Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner collection, 1907-1937.
Provenance:
Microfilmed in 1990 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Only those parts of the Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner were filmed; the entire collection is available at the University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center (Alexander Family Papers, 1817-2005).
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Lawyers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Topic:
Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris  Search this
African American artists  Search this
Artists' contracts  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.alexande
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw918640894-b13d-4000-868f-4ad668f6448d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-alexande

George Elmer Browne papers

Creator:
Browne, George Elmer, 1871-1946  Search this
Names:
Berthier, Jean-Antoine  Search this
Borgord, Martin, 1869-1935  Search this
Clark, Walter, 1848-1917  Search this
Edwards, George Wharton, 1859-1950  Search this
Hawthorne, Charles Webster, 1872-1930  Search this
Heinz, Charles, 1885-1955  Search this
Kelly, Helen, b. 1897?  Search this
Mast, Josephine  Search this
McCord, George Herbert, 1848-1909  Search this
Preyer, David C., 1862-1913  Search this
Ritschel, William, 1864-1949  Search this
Singer, William Henry, 1868-1943  Search this
Stevens, Vera, b. 1895  Search this
Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937  Search this
Wicker, Mary H.  Search this
Extent:
0.2 Linear feet ((on a partial microfilm reel))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1900-1932
Scope and Contents:
Letters; notes; a lease; financial records; printed material; and photographs.
Letters to Browne from artists Martin Borgord, Walter L. Clark, George Wharton Edwards, Helen (Wolhaupter) Kelly, Josephine Mast, William Ritschel, W. H. Singer, Vera Stevens, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and Mary Wicker, 1909-1932; a postcard displaying a photograph of Browne, George H. McCord, David Preyer, 1900; an etching used as a greeting card by J. Berthier, 1928; a letter concerning the health of Charles Hawthorne from his wife, Marion, 1930; a lease for exhibition space, 1931; invoices and receipts, 1929-1931; an income tax return, 1924; bank statements, 1929; several clippings, 1930-1931, an exhibition announcement and two catalogs, 1906 and 1918; teaching brochures; a booklet "What Europe Thinks of American Art" by Henry Rankin Poore; 3 photographs of Browne, undated and 1909, and one of Charles Heinz in Provincetown; photographs of works of art, an installation at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1906, and an unidentified interior decorated by a mural; and 20 photographs of Egypt and rural France.
Biographical / Historical:
Painter, art instructor; New York, N.Y. and Provincetown, Mass.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by the Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, 1990.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Art teachers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this
Art teachers -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this
Painters -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.browgeep
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9289db3bb-afb2-4d9a-8250-14d3b3d2242f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-browgeep

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