The Banjo Lesson - Florida

Question

This painting’s composition resembles an illustration its artist made for Ruth McEnery Stuart’s story “Uncle Tim’s Compromise on Christmas.” For 10 points each:

[10h] Name this 1893 painting that may have been inspired by a trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains. This genre painting depicts a seated elderly man and a child holding the title instrument.

ANSWER: The Banjo Lesson (by Henry Ossawa Tanner)

[10e] Henry Ossawa Tanner’s The Banjo Lesson was created for the Paris Salon, as was his 1898 depiction of this Biblical scene in which Mary gazes at a light beam representing Gabriel.

ANSWER: the Annunciation

[10m] Tanner’s depiction of the Annunciation is now held in this city’s namesake Museum of Art. Tanner’s teacher painted an anatomy lesson held by Samuel D. Gross in this city.

ANSWER: Philadelphia [or Philly; accept Philadelphia Museum of Art] (Tanner’s teacher was Thomas Eakins.)

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	5	16.00	60%	80%	20%
Southern California	Main	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Eastern Canada	Main	Y	11	14.55	82%	36%	27%
Florida	Main	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	6	21.67	100%	100%	17%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	5	22.00	80%	100%	40%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)	Main	Y	7	15.71	86%	57%	14%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (2)	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	50%	25%
North	Main	Y	4	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	10	13.00	70%	50%	10%
Northwest	Main	Y	4	15.00	75%	75%	0%
South Central	Main	Y	6	23.33	100%	100%	33%
Southeast	Main	Y	7	22.86	100%	86%	43%
UK	Main	Y	10	13.00	70%	30%	30%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	3	20.00	100%	100%	0%

Data


FIU	UCF B	0	10	0	10
UCF A	UF E	0	10	10	20