ART Visuals | The Work of Joe Light & Henry Ossawa Tanner

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African American Classics

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Birdman Trainer, c. 1987, original painting, Joe Light | Art Description: An oil and spray painting of a figure with a bird atop its head and a bird on its shoulder, painted in red, green, yellow, orange, pink, and white in a style similar to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The Seine, c. 1902 oil on canvas, Henry Ossawa Tanner | Art Description: A city skyline is silhouetted in plum purple against a vivid peach and butter-yellow sky in this horizontal landscape painting.

Credit: Artwork in the public domain of the National Gallery of Art. | Artwork #1: “Birdman Trainer”. NGA. National Gallery of Art. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. | Artwork #2: “The Seine” – Henry Ossawa Tanner. (circa) 1902. NGA. National Gallery of Art.

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