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Discover the life and art of pioneering African-American artist Henry O. Tanner at PAFA's major new exhibition Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit, on display starting January 28. (Photos by T. Scheid for GPTMC)

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, an artistic gem in Center City, boasts treasures by local and national luminaries such as Charles Willson Peale (founder of the Academy), Thomas Eakins (who taught at PAFA) and Violet Oakley.

This winter and spring, PAFA complements its luminous collection with Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit an exhibition of more than 100 works by the PAFA-taught artist Henry Tanner (Eakins was one of his instructors; Tanner studied at PAFA from 1879-1885).

The collection includes 12 paintings never shown in a Tanner retrospective, the only two known sculptures Tanner completed as well as his career-making Resurrection of Lazarus from the collection of the Musée d’Orsay which has never before crossed the Atlantic.

Visitors can purchase the most complete scholarly publication on Henry O. Tanner to date as well as the first-ever children’s book about Tanner, written and illustrated by renowned artist-author Faith Ringgold and published by PAFA.

After its premiere at PAFA, Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit will continue on a national tour, with stops in Cincinnati and Houston.

Keep in mind PAFA has free admission on Sundays and extended hours every Wednesday evening.

Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit
When: January 28-April 15
Where: Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts, Hamilton Building, 128 N. Broad Street
Cost: Adults $15, Seniors (60+) and students $8, Youth (13–18) $6, Children (12 and under) Free
More info: www.pafa.org