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The Thankful Poor, by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1894

  Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859 – 1937) painted this moving portrait in 1894. He was the first African-American painter to be recognized internationally. His mother escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad. He studied art in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania … Continue reading

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