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Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson, 1893, Hampton University Museum. Gift to museum by Robert C. Ogden. [1] The Banjo Lesson is an 1893 oil painting by African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner. It depicts two African-Americans in a humble domestic setting: an old black man is teaching a young boy – possibly his grandson – to play the ...
English: Photograph by Henry Ossawa Tanner used as a photo study for an early version of his painting, The Banjo Lesson.In the book Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit edited by Anna O. Marley, the picture is identified as being in the collection of Jacques Tanner, Le Douhet, France.
Roscoe Holcomb (born Roscoe Halcomb; [1] September 5, 1912 – February 1, 1981) was an American singer, banjo player, and guitarist from Daisy, Kentucky.A prominent figure in Appalachian folk music, [2] Holcomb was the inspiration for the term "high, lonesome sound", coined by folklorist and friend John Cohen.
Musicians Pete Seeger and Earl Scruggs helped reverse the situation and influenced banjo design; both musicians feature prominently in the museum. The museum has instruments related to different stages of Earl Scruggs career. Scruggs' first five-string banjo was a Gibson RB-11; the museum obtained an identical instrument that was made in 1938.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks following the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans by a U.S. Army veteran ...
The Old Plantation, c. 1785–1795, the earliest known American painting to picture a banjo-like instrument, which shows a four-string instrument with its 4th (thumb) string shorter than the others; thought to depict a plantation in Beaufort County, South Carolina The oldest extant banjo, c. 1770–1777, from the Surinamese Creole culture.
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For 30 years, Rose Bowl co-host Leeza Gibbons, 67, had a near-constant presence on network television.. From 1984 to 2000, she was a correspondent and co-host of Entertainment Tonight, and the ...