Henry Ossawa Tanner quotes

I will preach with my brush. (Henry Ossawa Tanner)
Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm big heart that dwells within such a rough exterior. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
The physical characteristics of the child Jesus will always remain a point of discussion. No artist has ever produced a type, nor ever will, that has in it all that the varying minds of all time will acknowledge as complete. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
It seemed to me that this might be a great pageant, which would give a chance for a very interesting picture. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
I am simply M. Tanner, an American artist. Nobody knows or cares what was the complexion of my forebears. I live and work there in terms of absolute social equality. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
No, father, you preach from the pulpit and I will preach with my brush. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
I believe the Negro blood counts, and counts to my advantage - though it has caused me at times a life of great humiliation and sorrow. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner
My efforts have been to not only put the Biblical incident in the original setting, but at the same time give the human touch which makes the whole world kin and which ever remains the same. View quote
Henry Ossawa Tanner