Harry Roseland Coffee Divination Picture Collection

Harry Herman Roseland (c. 1867—1950) was one of the most notable painters of the genre painting school around the turn of the 20th century. One of his most popular subjects were his paintings of black women fortune tellers who read the palms and tea leaves of white women clients. These paintings were widely reproduced during the early 20th century in the form of postcard sets and large full-colour prints that were distributed as Sunday supplements in newspapers.

Let's look at his paintings.

Harry Roseland Cap Reader 1910.

Harry Roseland Cap Reading Undated

Harry Roseland Cap Reader Undated

Harry Roseland Cap Reader Undated

Harry Roseland Cap Reader 1899

Harry Roseland Into the Future Undated

Harry Roseland Fortune Teller Undated

Harry Roseland The Love Drop Undated

Harry Roseland The Caps Fortune Telling Undated

Roseland won many awards in his lifetime. These include gold medals from the Brooklyn Art Club (1888), the Boston Art Club (1904), and the American Art Society in Philadelphia (1907).