“And Who is Eakins?”
Posted by David Pacchioli on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on “And Who is Eakins?” By late 1912, in his sixty-eighth year, Thomas Eakins – who today is frequently referred to as the greatest of American painters, notwithstanding more familiar names such as Homer, Whistler and Wyeth – was a tired and ailing man. The compact, rugged physique he had retained throughout his middle years had finally given way; first, briefly, to an almost delicate obesity; then, with...read more