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A few works of art by Henry Ossawa Tanner. Tanner was one of the first internationally recognized African American artists. He is remembered for his tender African American scenes and his religious paintings. Tanner is believed to be the first full African American Academician of the National Academy of Design. His childhood home in Philadelphia is a National Historic Landmark. The community is currently working to save it from demolition. Interested in playing a part in saving this landmark? Le

Today's Black History Moment is about Henry Ossawa Tanner's iconic painting, The Banjo Lesson. In 1893 on a short return visit to the United States, Tanner painted his most famous work, The Banjo Lesson, while in Philadelphia. The painting shows an elderly black man teaching a boy, assumed to be his grandson, how to play the banjo. This deceptively simple-looking work explores several important themes. African Americans had long been stereotyped as entertainers in American culture, and the image