April 26, 2011
Henry O. Tanner: African American Painter of Religious Images
Presentation by Dewey F. Mosby, Ph.D.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 ▪ 6:30 p.m. ▪ Lutcher Theater
707 Main Street, Orange, Texas 77630
Followed by Reception at Stark Museum of Art
Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) was one of the best-known painters in America and France at the turn of the 20th century, and was the leading African American artist of the period. This lavishly illustrated lecture surveys Tanner's career, focusing on the relationship between Tanner's race and his approach to religious paintings. Originally from Orange, Texas, Dr. Mosby is a renowned art historian and Director Emeritus of The Picker Art Gallery at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.
Mosby earned his B.S. in Studio Art from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He went on to earn an M.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in Art History from Harvard University. He has won many awards, including both Chevalier (Knight) and Officier (Officer) of the Order of Arts and Letters of France. He specializes in French art of the 18th and 19th centuries, which is how he came upon the work of Henry O. Tanner, an African American who spent much of his life in France. Mosby’s books on Tanner include Henry Ossawa Tanner and Across Continents and Cultures: The Life and Works of Henry Ossawa Tanner 1859-1937.
Mosby’s presentation will include references to works of art by African American artists Edmonia Lewis and Grafton Tyler Brown in the collections of the Stark Museum of Art.
Dewey F. Mosby, Ph.D.
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