Henry Ossawa Tanner Quotes

I will preach with my brush.

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.

Get it - get it better or get it worse. No middle ground of compromise.

It seemed to me that this might be a great pageant, which would give a chance for a very interesting picture.

I decided on the spot that I would be an artist, and I assure you, it was no ordinary artist I had in mind.