Henry Ossawa Tanner letter to Eunice Tietjens

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Object Details

Creator

Tanner, Henry Ossawa, 1859-1937

Tietjens, Eunice, 1884-1944

Subject

Tanner, Henry Ossawa

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

Letter : 5 p. : handwritten ; 18 x 28 cm.; 13 x 14 cm.

Summary

Tanner writes to Tietjens to express his objections to one portion of an article she has written on him, specifically her mention that he had experienced "race prejudice, always strong against a negro."

Citation

Henry Ossawa Tanner. Henry Ossawa Tanner letter to Eunice Tietjens, 1914 May 25. Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

U.S. public domain

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1914 May 25

Record number

(DSI-AAA)7211

Type

Correspondence

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Henry Ossawa Tanner papers, 1860s-1978, bulk 1890-1937

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Topic

Race discrimination

Metadata Usage

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Record ID

AAADCD_item_7211