{"product_id":"1973-henry-o-tanner-8","title":"1973 Henry O. Tanner 8¢","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an official Art Craft first day cover for the 1973 8¢ Henry O. Tanner commemorative stamp, postmarked Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1973—the first day of issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Ossawa Tanner (1859–1937) was the first African American painter to achieve international acclaim. His work focused on scenes of everyday life and religious subjects, earning him recognition at the Paris Salon and major American exhibitions during an era of widespread racial barriers in the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cachet features a portrait of Tanner alongside a reproduction of his 1893 painting “The Young Sabot Maker,” highlighting his early genre work. The stamp itself shows Tanner with a colorful artist’s palette forming a rainbow arc behind him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fine addition for collectors of Art Craft cachets, African American history, or 20th-century American art topicals, with sharp corners and a clean Pittsburgh first-day cancel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maple Springs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51387719090340,"sku":null,"price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0580\/4713\/5908\/files\/05112025_004copy2.jpg?v=1782173351","url":"https:\/\/maplespringsllc.com\/products\/1973-henry-o-tanner-8","provider":"Maple Springs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}