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Thomas Eakins. Max Schmitt in a Single Scull. 1871
-Eakins was also a rower
-rowing was american as it demanded discipline
-highlights technical ability
-deep attention to detail
-comparable to Homer's breezing up |
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Eakins. The Gross Clinic. 1875
-Masterpiece
-met with horror, very morbid
-rejected by art jury but shown in medical exhibition
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Eakins. The Pole Vaulter. 1884
-more instructive, measurable |
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Eakins and Students. Swimming Nude. c 1883
-hypthesized as maybe gay but he had a wife
-he was commited to the truth and realism |
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Thomas Eakins. Nude Woman Wearing Mask.c. 1866
-so disgusted with American prudeness
-Women models wore masks so not to be recognzed or looked down upon
-he was not one to idealize looks |
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Eakins. William Rush Carving his Allegorical Figure of the Schuykill River. 1876
-nude woman with chaperone
-giving Rush credit he knew the importance of a nude model
-the ancients did it all the time
-Frustrated Rush didn't get enough acclaim
-Dunlap wrote American Book of Art and apologized for giving Rush barely any credit |
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Thomas Eakins. Miss Amelia Van Buren. 1889-91
-reflective, intelligent
-thinking about future
-Similar to the Gross Clinic, a "Pause"
much quieter though |
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Eakins. Mrs. Thomas Eakins. 1899
-wrinkly, bags under eyes
-not very attractive
-he may have not made the best choice career wise
-Never deviated from his realistic style
-Gets more morbid in the end like Homer |
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Hiram Powers. The Greek Slave. 1843
-example of Christian good
-many people were taken back by the nudity
-became a very popular statue
-paralleled to the slaves in America |
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