"Henry Ossawa Tanner was not only one of the most successful black artists in American history, but he was also one of the first Americans of any race to achieve an international reputation," wrote David Conrads in the Christian Science Monitor. Trained under Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Tanner eventually found recognition and a living in Paris, France, one of a long line of African-American artists, writers, and musicians to enjoy the easier race relations of Europe. Yet no anger at the need for such transplantation shows in his work. "The strongest, strangest quality of Henry Ossawa Tanner's art is its complete lack of rage," wrote Paul Richard in the Washington Post. "Had he been a hater, who of us could blame him"" Richard continued. "Tanner was familiar with the rawest racial prejudice. He was tortured by white bigots because he was black, and...