The Thankful Poor is an 1894 painting by the African-American painter Henry Ossawa Tanner. It is a genre painting of two African Americans praying at a table and shares themes with Tanner's other works like The Banjo Lesson (1893). The painting is considered a milestone in African- American art, notably for its countering of racial stereotypes by portraying African-American culture in a dignified manner. This depiction was influenced by Tanner's father and the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Despite its popularity with critics, The Thankful Poor was Tanner's last African-American genre work before he began to focus on biblical scenes. After remaining hidden for years, the painting was discovered in a storage closet of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in 1970, before being purchased by Camille and Bill Cosby in 1981 for their private collection. In 2020, the painting was sold by the Cosbys to Art Bridges, a foundation created by Alice Walton for loaning artwork.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1826:

Greek War of Independence: A combined Egyptian and Ottoman army began an invasion of the Mani Peninsula, but were initially held off by the Maniots at the fortifications of Vergas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman%E2%80%93Egyptian_invasion_of_Mani

1957:

Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Fairclough

1973:

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miller_test

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

ski-through: 1. (skiing) Of a ski lodge or other hotel establishment: providing skiers with the service of transporting their equipment, luggage, and vehicles to other establishments so they can ski directly to those establishments. 2. (skiing) Of a restaurant, shop, or other establishment or facility: providing service to skiers while they are still wearing their skis. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ski-through

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint. Therefore we must be saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.   --Reinhold Niebuhr https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Reinhold_Niebuhr