Artist: Thomas Eakins (1844 - 1916)
Nationality: American
Movement: American School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
American born, Thomas Eakins studied anatomy at Jefferson Medical College and painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He then moved to Paris to learn under J.L. Gérôme and Leon Bonnat at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He returned to Philadelphia in 1870, set up a studio, and became an anatomy professor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He primarily painted portraits, some genre scenes, and worked in sculpture as well.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Thomas Eakins, An Arcadian, 1883
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Thomas Eakins, Man in a Turban, 1866 - 1867
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Thomas Eakins, The Courtship, circa 1878
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Study of Muscular Action
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Thomas Eakins and J. Laurie Wallace, 1883 Thomas Eakins (American, 1844-1916)Platinum print ; 25.5 x
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Thomas Eakins, James L. Jackson, circa 1883
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Thomas Eakins, Study "Negress", ca. 1867 - 1869
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Thomas Eakins, Ben, Will, Artie or Tom Crowel, circa 1885 - 1890
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Thomas Eakins, Frances Crowel and Her Child, circa 1888
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Thomas Eakins, Frank Jay St. John, 1900
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Artist: Thomas Eakins Title: Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton Date: 1905 - 1906 Medium: oil
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The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton, 1900 Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)AmericanOil on canvas; 82 x
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Thomas Eakins, Professor William Woolsey Johnson, circa 1896
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Thomas Eakins, American, 1844-1916 Walt Whitman about 1887 Oil on panel 13.97 x 13.33 cm
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The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), 1871 Thomas Eakins (1844-1916)AmericanOil on
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Artist: Thomas Eakins Title: Untitled Date: about 1880 Medium: albumen print Dimensions: H.6-1/2 x W.4-1/4
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George Reynolds: Seven Photographs
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Thomas Eakins, American, 1844-1916 Perspective Studies for "John Biglen in a Single Scull" about 1873
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Leonard Baskin, Portrait Of Eakins, 1962
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Leonard Baskin, Eakins, 20th century
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Thomas Eakins - The Chaperone c. 1908 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - The Wrestlers c. 1899 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - The Cowboy c. 1890 oil on canvas Mead Art Museum, Amherst College American
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R.B. Kitaj - The Cleveland Indian (After Eakins) 1995-98 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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A Rose, 1907 Thomas P. Anshutz (1851-1912)AmericanOil on canvas; 58 x 43 7/8 in. (147.3
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Thomas Eakins - William H. Macdowell c. 1904 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins - Dr. Horatio C. Wood 1886 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Dr. Albert C. Getchell 1907 oil on canvas North Carolina Museum of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Weda Cook 1891 oil on canvas Columbus Museum of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Louis Husson 1899 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Florence Einstein 1905 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Baby at Play 1876 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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THomas Eakins - The Reverend Phillip H. McDevitt 1901 oil on canvas Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame American
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Thomas Eakins - Croweel Children at Avondale 1885-90 platinum print Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Archbishop Diomede Falconio 1905 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Study for "Negro Boy Dancing": The Boy c. 1877 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Singing a Pathetic Song 1861 oil on canvas Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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THomas Eakins - Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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Thomas Eakins - The Biglin Brothers Racing 1872 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Eakins - Portrait of Henry O. Tanner c. 1897 oil on canvas The Hyde Collection American

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (11)
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Thomas Eakins: American Realist
Eakins was one of the earliest American artists to make photography an integral part of his creative process. For the first time in a major retrospective of his work...
Frye Art Museum: Here I am - What We See and Think We Know
The Frye Art Museum's newest exhibition, Here I Am! Passages in Portraiture, allows you to look at some old friends and new acquaintances to come to your own definition. According to Debra Byrne, curator, "The magic of portraiture can be pegge...
Frye Art Museum: Heartland: The Paintings of Bo Bartlett
Bartlett’s powerful and engaging paintings fall well within the tradition of 20th-century American realism. Like American masters such as Thomas Eakins, Thomas Hart Benton and Andrew Wyeth, Bartlett has looked at the people and land around him and in...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Manet/Velázquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting
As the title indicates, at the core of the exhibition will be the "Spanish" work of Edouard Manet, whose career thoroughly reveals the importance of Spanish painting by the middle of the 19th century. Manet/Velázquez will feature more paintings by...
Jack Rutberg Fine Art: Peter Milton: Visions and Revisions
The etchings of Peter Milton have long been regarded as being among the most intriguing, if not enigmatic works in American contemporary printmaking. Defying easy categorization, Milton employs complex etching techniques to create works of e...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Photography: Processes, Preservation, and Conservation
The exhibition is made possible by the Henry Nias Foundation, Inc. Philippe de Montebello, Director of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, explained, From its in...
Mountclair Art Museum: Paris 1900: The American School at the Universal Exposition
Works of art exhibited in Paris have been lent by museums across the United States and Europe, including Whistler's Symphony in White No. 2 from the Tate Gallery ...
Corcoran Gallery of Art: Picturing the Banjo
"For more than two centuries, the banjo has played an integral role in American history and culture and has inspired an eclectic array of artists," said Sarah Cash, the Corcoran's Bechhoefer Curator of American Art. "A highlight of the Corcoran...
Downtown Initiative For the Visual Arts: Jerry Ross: New and Retrospective Works
"I use the principles of abstraction to organize and compose, sometimes working in a single color while drawing out an infinity of subtle colors within that monochromatic base. My interest in portraiture is inspired by the Italian i macchiaioli, e...
Walker Art Center: Alice Neel: Portraits of People and Places
Born in suburban Philadelphia, Neel (1900-1984) led a rich and colorful life filled with friends, lovers, family, fellow artists, and a strong sense of community and social activism. She became a painter at a time ...
Baltimore Museum of Art: Henry Ossawa Tanner and the Lure of Paris
“This is an exciting opportunity to showcase these well-known paintings by Henry Ossawa Tanner alongside works from the BMA’s outstanding collection,” said BMA Director Doreen Bolger. Tanner spent most of his career as an expatriate in Paris...

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