[William Rudolf O'Donovan] / [graphic] Thomas Eakins, photographer. 1891 May.

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[William Rudolf O'Donovan] / [graphic] Thomas Eakins, photographer. 1891 May.

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Shows O'Donovan with bust of Walt Whitman. Annotated "From a negative made by Thomas Eakins-the painter in his studio in Philadelphia, May 1891, To Lulu O'Donovan from her uncle William Rudolf O'Donovan, Nov. 20, 1891."

1 photographic print : b&w ; 6 x 8 cm. on board 13 x 16 cm.

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O'Donovan, William Rudolph, 1844-1920

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Sculptor and painter well known for his busts. From the description of William Rudolph O'Donovan letters [manuscript], 1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648004752 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. From the description of William Rudolph O'Donovan letters, 1860-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122577309 ...

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-...