Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life 9781400820252

Why did Thomas Eakins, now considered the foremost American painter of the nineteenth century, make portraiture his main

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English Pages 328 [322] Year 1991

Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life
9781400820252

Why did Thomas Eakins, now considered the foremost American painter of the nineteenth century, make portraiture his main

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Thomas Eakins and the Cultures of Modernity is the first book to situate Philadelphia's greatest realist painter in

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Thomas Eakins was misunderstood in life, his brilliant work earned little acclaim, and hidden demons tortured and drove

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