Marcia M. Mathews papers relating to Henry Ossawa Tanner
name: label: Creator
content: Mathews, Marcia M.
label: Names
content: Glackens, Edith
label: Names
content: Tanner, Henry Ossawa (1859-1937)
label: Names
content: Tanner, Jesse O., 1903-
label: Names
content: Tough, Charles C.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Authors -- North Carolina -- Durham
label: Occupation
content: Art historians -- North Carolina -- Durham
label: Topic
content: Expatriate painters -- France -- Paris
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Women art historians
label: Topic
content: Women authors
label: Topic
content: Women artists
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1969 and 1976 by Marcia Mathews.
creator: label: Creator
content: Mathews, Marcia M.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Marcia M. Mathews is a writer and art historian in Durham, North Carolina.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.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 54 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1937-1969
label: Date
content: bulk, 1963-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.mathmarc
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 64 and 3268 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 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.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: 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.