| Description |
xv, 583 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-558) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: Riddles -- Part I. The Eakins legacy. Within the walls -- The perfect crime -- The loin cloth scandal -- Family quarrels -- The death of Ella Crowell -- The insanity of Lillian Hammitt -- Explanations and enigmas -- Analyzing Eakins -- Part II. Life and art. An American in Paris -- All in the family -- Turning the stake -- The Gross clinic -- William Rush and his model -- A fine old row -- Naked in Arcadia -- Swimming -- Conversations with the dead -- Inflicting pain -- Part III. The case of Thomas Eakins. Love of looking -- The greatest American artist. |
| Subject |
Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916.
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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916. |
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Artists -- United States -- Biography.
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Artists. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916.
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| ISBN |
0195156684 alkaline paper |
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9780195156683 alkaline paper |
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