Describe the style and composition of The Banjo Lesson by Henry O. Tanner. How does the artist use and challenge the characteristics of Realism?
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
Tanner absorbed Eakins's lessons of truthful representation and his focus on real-life subjects.
The artist worked as a photographer and painted scenes of African American and rural French life.
He combined Realism and delicate brushwork popular in France.
He sought to counter the typical caricatures of African Americans by creating humanizing and emotional scenes.
The banjo had previously been associated with minstrels, but here it acts as a music lesson, emphasizing dignity and pride.
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