Thomas Eakins letters

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Thomas Eakins letters

1866-1934

The letters of Thomas Eakins measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1866 to 1934. They primarily document the period between 1866 and 1869 that he spent studying art in Paris, as well as his career as a portrait artist.

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Crowell, Frances Eakins, 1848-

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Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916

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Realist painter Thomas Eakins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1844. He was encouraged by his parents to develop his talent in art, and in 1862 he entered the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Also during this period Eakins developed an interest in anatomy, revealed later in the realistically detailed Gross Clinic, painted in 1875. In 1866 he moved to Paris, where he studied painting with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts for three years, and briefly with sculptor Augustin-...

Gérome, Jean Léon (1824-1904).

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Jean Léon Gérôme was a French painter, sculptor, and engraver. From the description of Jean Léon Gérôme letter, Paris, to mon cher ami, 1903 November 22. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 40758127 French painter. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., Paris], to M. Braquemont [sic], [n.d., ca. 1861]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269574103 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to "M...

Crowell, William J.

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Fussell, Charles Lewis, 1840-1909

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Sartain, William, 1843-1924

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Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Came from a noted family of engravers and painters. From the description of William Sartain autobiographical sketch, 1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82921674 ...

Couture, Thomas, 1815-1879

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Hallowell, William R.

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Richards, Frederick de Bourg, 1822-1903.

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Wallace, J. Laurie (John Laurie)

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