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Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, the ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm, big heart that dwells within such a rough exterior.

Henry Ossawa Tanner
Sympathy, Appreciation, Heart
Henry Ossawa Tanner, Anna O. Marley (2012). “Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit”, p.115, Univ of California Press
Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, the ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation for the warm, big heart that dwells within such a rough exterior.