Thomas Eakins

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Thomas Eakins was a pioneering American realist painter, photographer, and influential art teacher known for his unflinching depictions of everyday life and the human figure.

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Eakins 2
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins 2

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instanceOf art teacher
painter
person
photographer
realist painter
burialPlace The Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1844-07-25
dateOfDeath 1916-06-25
educatedAt Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
École des Beaux-Arts
employer Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
familyName Eakins
linked to: Thomas Eakins
fieldOfWork art education
painting
photography
fullName Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins
linked to: Thomas Eakins
genre genre painting
medical painting
portrait painting
sporting art
givenName Thomas
hasOccupation art teacher
painter
photographer
influenced American realist painters
students at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
influencedBy French academic art
Jean-Léon Gérôme
photographic motion studies
knownFor realist depictions of everyday life
unflinching depictions of the human figure
use of photography in painting practice
movement Realism
notableWork Between Rounds
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull
The Agnew Clinic
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
The Gross Clinic
The Swimming Hole
William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
positionHeld director of schools at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
instructor at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
primaryLanguage English
sexOrGender male
spouse Susan Macdowell Eakins
studiedIn Paris, France
linked to: Paris
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia

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Thomas Eakins fullName Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins
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Thomas Eakins familyName Eakins
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Eakins Oval namedAfter Thomas Eakins
Alexander Stirling Calder studentOf Thomas Eakins
Léon Bonnat student Thomas Eakins
The Gross Clinic creator Thomas Eakins
The Gross Clinic artist Thomas Eakins
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The Agnew Clinic creator Thomas Eakins
The Agnew Clinic significantPerson Thomas Eakins
The Agnew Clinic notableWorkOf Thomas Eakins
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull creator Thomas Eakins
The Swimming Hole creator Thomas Eakins
The Swimming Hole madeByPainter Thomas Eakins
The Swimming Hole painter Thomas Eakins
Between Rounds creator Thomas Eakins
Between Rounds creatorBirthName Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins
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Ashcan School influencedBy Thomas Eakins
Susan Macdowell Eakins familyName Eakins
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Susan Macdowell Eakins spouse Thomas Eakins
Susan Macdowell Eakins studentOf Thomas Eakins
Susan Macdowell Eakins associatedWith Thomas Eakins