Henry Ossawa Tanner Homesite

Address: 2908 West Diamond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121

Neighborhood: Strawberry Mansion

Website:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_O._Tanner_House

Description: This row house, greatly altered from its original appearance, was the boyhood home of Henry Ossawa Tanner, one of America’s best-known black artists. Tanner studied in Philadelphia under Thomas Eakins, and although he subsequently spent most of his productive life in Europe, many of his works, including his well-known Banjo Lesson (1893), reflect the black experience in America. In 1927, New York’s National Academy of Design elected Tanner as its first black academician.

Resources for Researchers

• Henry Ossawa Tanner Bio
  • https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1919.html
  • https://www.muralarts.org/blog/celebrating-henry-ossawa-tanner/

Information for Visitors

• Private residence

Subthemes

• Arts through the ages – music, art, theater
• Celebrating diversity – African American, women, and minority stories

Link to NHL Nomination Form

• Nomination Number: 76001672
• https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GJ9c61F4O0jd4NgscDKeN6bpjb8WT_jU