Description |
xii, 194 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
From Benjamin Franklin to Thomas Eakins : a century of Philadelphia scientists, artists, and provocateurs -- The Agnew Clinic, the Gross Clinic, the Crucifixion, and Swimming : dissecting Eakins' paintings -- Body casts and "anatomical eyes" : Thomas Eakins, William Williams Keen, and the curriculum at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts -- Art, pornography, freak shows, medical pictures, and the guilty pleasures of photography in nineteenth-century Philadelphia -- Scandalous exposures : the trials of Thomas Eakins, William Smith Forbes, and Oscar Wilde -- Conclusion : Thomas Eakins' family values. |
Subject |
Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 -- Psychology.
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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916. |
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Psychology. |
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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916 -- Sexual behavior.
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Artists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Attitudes.
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Artists. |
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Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Attitudes.
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Physicians. |
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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ISBN |
9780300116557 alkaline paper |
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0300116551 hardback |
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