Tag: African American Artist
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On New Year’s Day: A Reverie With Henry O. Tanner
Henry O Tanner, the son of a slave transcended race through his art and through his Christianity. Back then educated people didn’t just assume that Christians were reactionary bigots (of course some did). Christian themed art wasn’t seen as offensive but part of the long and spectacular tradition of Western civilization. Tanner was the first…
Author Adrienne Morris 