Table of Contents
Foreword David R. Brigham 7
Preface David C. Driskell 9
Acknowledgments Anna O. Marley 13
Lenders to the Exhibition 16
Introduction: Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit Anna O. Marley 17
Part I Henry Ossawa Tanner in the Context of Black Artists
1 Before Tanner Olivier Mesley 47
2 Tanner and Transcendence Richard J. Powell 56
Part II Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Expatriate Experience
3 The Resurrection of Lazarus from the Quartier Latin to the Musée du Luxembourg Marc Simpson 69
4 Pioneer and Sage: Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Interwar African American Community in Paris Tyler Stovall 79
5 Tanner, the Pillar of Trépied Jean-Claude Lesage 87
6 Tanner and "Oriental" Africa Adrienne L. Childs 98
Part III Henry Ossawa Tanner and Religious Painting
7 A New Testament: Henry Ossawa Tanner, Religious Discourse, and the "Lessons" of Art Marcus Bruce 109
8 "I Invited the Christ Spirit to Manifest in Me": Tanner and Symbolism Robert Cozzolino 117
9 "The Dynamo and the Virgin": Henry Ossawa Tanner's Religious Nocturnes Hélène Valance 127
10 Christian Cosmopolitanism: Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Beginning of the End of Race Alan C. Eraddock 135
Part IV Henry Ossawa Tanner's Style and Techniques
11 Reproduction Troubles: Tanner's "Mothers of the Bible" for the Ladies' Home Journal Michel Leja 147
12 Pursuit of the Ideal Effect: The Materials and Techniques of Henry Ossawa Tanner Brian Baade Amber Kerr-Allison Jennifer Giaccai 157
Plates 167
Chronology 275
Selected Bibliography 292
Contributors 298
Index 300
