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| | The Papers of African American Artists (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, Edward Mitchell Bannister settled in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1871 and was a founder and active member of the Providence Art Club. |
 | | Bannister became the first African American artist to receive a national award when he won a first prize at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. |
 | | Among Bannister's papers are eighty pencil, charcoal, chalk, and watercolor drawings of his favorite subjects-landscapes with cattle, brambles, and rolling clouds-and a few figure studies, seascapes, and biblical scenes. |
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