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Henry Ossawa Tanner

1859 - 1937

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Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Ossawa Tanner has received more than 779,836 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Ossawa Tanner is the 1,993rd most popular painter, the 12,563rd most popular biography from United States and the 151st most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 1,993 out of 2,023. Before him are Ghada Amer, George Peter Alexander Healy, Ernest Townsend, Hablot Knight Browne, Ali Divandari, and William Hart. After him are Israel Tsvaygenbaum, El Kazovsky, Eastman Johnson, Milo Moiré, Robert S. Duncanson, and Fathi Hassan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 144. Before him are Cecil Sharp, George Lansbury, Dorabji Tata, Matilda Howell, Mary Anderson, and Sidney Lee. After him are Alice Eastwood, and Katharine Lee Bates. Among people deceased in 1937, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 190. Before him are Magnús Guðmundsson, John Russell Pope, William Gillette, John T. Dillon, Ross Alexander, and Ralph Lewis. After him are Ralph Ince, Newton D. Baker, Joseph Taylor Robinson, and Afonso Costa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 12,563 out of 20,380. Before him are Jennifer Rubin (1962), Lowell Thomas (1892), Booker Ervin (1930), Jenn Suhr (1982), Kim Reynolds (1959), and James Forbes (1952). After him are Herbert Goldstein (1922), William Daniels (1901), Wayne Frye (1930), Lina Basquette (1907), Peter Erskine (1954), and Craig Wasson (1954).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 151. Before him are Gertrude Abercrombie (1909), Kari Byron (1974), Eugene J. Martin (1938), Charles Marion Russell (1864), Jacob Lawrence (1917), and George Peter Alexander Healy (1813). After him are Eastman Johnson (1824), Robert S. Duncanson (1821), Lauren Faust (1974), Thomas Kinkade (1958), Laurel Holloman (1971), and Kara Walker (1969).

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