Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
name: label: Creator
content: Tanner, Henry Ossawa (1859-1937)
label: Names
content: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- Pennsylvania
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- France -- Paris
label: Topic
content: Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris
label: Topic
content: African American artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed in 1990 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. The letters are part of the records of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
creator: label: Creator
content: Tanner, Henry Ossawa (1859-1937)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was an African American painter born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who spent much of his life in Paris, France.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1885-1909
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.tannhenrl
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 4397 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, and at the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This microfilm collection consists of the Henry O. Tanner letters to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Correspondence in this collection concerns the purchase of a painting by African American artist Henry O. Tanner for the Academy collection and the exhibition of Tanner's work. Letters from Robert Ogden to the Academy were written on Tanner's behalf.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds the Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978; the Alexander family papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1912-1985; 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.