Henry
Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner - A Pioneer of African American Art Henry Ossawa Tanner (OS-uh-wuh) (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an influential African American artist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the son of a prominent African Methodist Episcopal minister and a mother …
A portrait built from Henry Ossawa Tanner's own colours
Every 83 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
