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Facts

Born June 21, 1859 • Pittsburgh • Pennsylvania
Died May 25, 1937 (aged 77) • Paris • France
Notable Works “The Raising of Lazarus”

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Henry Ossawa Tanner, c. 1905.
Tanner, Henry Ossawa: Daniel in the Lions' Den
Abraham's Oak, oil on canvas by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1905; in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
The Two Disciples at the Tomb, oil on canvas by Henry Ossawa Tanner, c. 1905; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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