Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting The Banjo Lesson was intended to demonstrate

a)  the need for dignified images of Negro people.
b)  the innovative painting style of American Realism.
c)  the importance of music in African culture.
d)  the poor living conditions of southerners.


a)  the need for dignified images of Negro people.

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