Henry Ossawa Tanner: The Banjo Lesson

Undercovering the inner spirit that animated Tanner's life, from his childhood to his struggles as a young artist and hi later international success. ...more

Mathews's standard biography of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), based on extensive research in archives in this country and family records in France. An important artist in the salons of Paris, Tanner was born and studied in Philadelphia but left America for Europe, where his race would not stand in the ...more

Focusing on the theme of mans relationship to architectural structures: the dwelling that makes a home, the residences that make a community, the buildings that make a city, this historic exhibition illustrates the way in which architecture has symbolized stability, domesticity, economic security and patriotism within the African American community. ...more