PAINTER

Henry Ossawa Tanner

1859 - 1937

Photo of Henry Ossawa Tanner

Icon of person Henry Ossawa Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. In 1923, the French government elected Tanner chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Ossawa Tanner is the 1,969th most popular painter (up from 1,994th in 2019), the 11,640th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,571st in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Painter.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Henry Ossawa Tanner by language

Loading...

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 1,969 out of 2,023. Before him are Thomas Dewing, Ahmed Al Safi, Eugene J. Martin, Keiji Inafune, James Thornhill, and William Nicholson. After him are El Kazovsky, Mike Kelley, Howard Hodgkin, Arthur Streeton, Laura Muntz Lyall, and Hablot Knight Browne.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 142. Before him are August von Gödrich, Sigurd Ibsen, Theobald Smith, Christopher Hornsrud, Sidney Lee, and George Lansbury. After him are Tom Watson, Katharine Lee Bates, Dorabji Tata, and Cecil Sharp. Among people deceased in 1937, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 189. Before him are Ellen Hansell, Jānis Akuraters, John T. Dillon, Claude Buckenham, William Gillette, and John Russell Pope. After him are Arthur Edmund Carewe, Ralph Lewis, Ralph Ince, Ruth Roland, and Newton D. Baker.

Others Born in 1859

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1937

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 11,642 out of 20,380. Before him are Remy LaCroix (1988), Robert Lowery (1913), Albert Maltz (1908), Frank Kameny (1925), Timothy Kopra (1963), and Clayton Stanley (1978). After him are Madison Keys (1995), Tianna Bartoletta (1985), Richard Wilbur (1921), Debi Mazar (1964), Justin Henry (1971), and Karen McDougal (1971).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Henry Ossawa Tanner ranks 140. Before him are David Smith (1906), Elaine de Kooning (1918), J. Alden Weir (1852), Rembrandt Peale (1778), Thomas Dewing (1851), and Eugene J. Martin (1938). After him are Mike Kelley (1954), Charles Marion Russell (1864), Arthur Wesley Dow (1857), George Luks (1867), Gertrude Abercrombie (1909), and Wayne Thiebaud (1920).

American born Painters

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous