# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-ossawa-tanner
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:04:00.389Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-ossawa-tanner"
name: "Henry Ossawa Tanner"
slug: "henry-ossawa-tanner"
description: "Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. In 1923, the French government elected Tanner chevalier of the Legion of Honor."
tagline: "African-American painter (1859–1937)"
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birthDate: "1859-06-21"
deathDate: "1937-05-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump