An examination of the dark side of American painter Thomas Eakins's life and work unveils new facts about the artist's life and makes sense of the enigmas of his work, documenting the bitter personal feuds and family tragedies that affected him, as well as the artist's own tendency toward psychological abuse and sexual harassment.

Product Description: While a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the celebrated American artist Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) prepared a drawing manual for his students. The manuscript developed out of his famous lectures at the Academy on linear perspective, mechanical drawing, reflections, and sculptural relief and included illustrations by the artist...read more

Product Description: Randall Griffin's book examines the ways in which artists and critics sought to construct a new identity for America during the era dubbed the Gilded Age because of its leaders' taste for opulence. Artists such as Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, and Thomas Anshutz explored alternative 'American' themes and styles, but widespread belief in the superiority of European art led them and their audiences to look to the Old World for legitimacy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is widely regarded as the greatest American painter of the nineteenth century. While his portraits are Rembrandtesque in style, his outdoor paintings are strikingly modern and particularly American in their concern with light and atmosphere...read more

Product Description: Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is one of the most fascinating and important personalities in the history of American art. His memorable and much-loved scenes of rowing, sailing, and boxing as well as his deeply moving portraits are renowned for their vibrant realism and dramatic intensity...read more