He Healed the Sick

Henry Ossawa Tanner, He Healed the Sick, ca. 1930, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.199
Henry Ossawa Tanner, He Healed the Sick, ca. 1930, oil on wood, 16 1⁄4 x 21 1⁄2 in. (41.3 x 54.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins, 1983.95.199
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Artwork Details

Title
He Healed the Sick
Artist
Date
ca. 1930
Location
Dimensions
16 1⁄4 x 21 1⁄2 in. (41.3 x 54.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robbins
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on wood
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — illness
  • Religion
  • Figure group
Object Number
1983.95.199
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.95.199

Artwork Description

This painting is probably a study for another work by Henry Ossawa Tanner titled Disciples Healing the Sick, which is more finished and detailed. There are numerous instances in the Bible in which Christ performs miraculous healings, but none of the stories describes this particular scene. Tanner created this painting after he had recovered from a serious illness, which suggests that the subject had personal meaning for him (Mosby, Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1991).

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Karl Bitter, Diana, 1909, tinted plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Walker Hancock, 2000.20.2
Diana
Artist
Date1909
tinted plaster
On view
Karl Bitter, (Model for Prehn Memorial, Passaic, New Jersey), ca. 1911-1912, painted plaster relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Karl H. Gruppe, 1972.57.2
(Model for Prehn Memorial, Passaic, New Jersey)
Artist
Dateca. 1911-1912
painted plaster relief
Not on view
Karl Bitter, (Model for Prehn Memorial, Passaic, New Jersey), ca. 1911-1912, painted plaster relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Karl H. Gruppe, 1972.57.1
(Model for Prehn Memorial, Passaic, New Jersey)
Artist
Dateca. 1911-1912
painted plaster relief
Not on view
Karl Bitter, Untitled (seated female nude), 1897, pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eli Wilner and Co., Inc., 1994.31
Untitled (seated female nude)
Artist
Date1897
pen and ink on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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