Episode Synopsis "15. Henry Osawwa Tanner"

His mother was born a slave, but escaped to Pennsylvania via the Underground Railroad and was a free woman by the time he was born. And although he wanted to establish himself in the art world, the legacy of slavery overshadowed him. In painting African-American subjects, he wanted to give them a better legacy. In this episode, we'll talk about Henry Ossawa Tanner, and one of his most famous works, The Banjo Lesson.

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• 23. Mary Cassatt
• 22. Berthe Morisot
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• 18. Édouard Manet
• 17. John Everett Millais
• 16. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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• 13. JMW Turner
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• 11. Angelica Kauffman
• 10. Jacques-Louis David
• 9. Jean-Honoré Fragonard
• 8. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
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