Rowing on the Schuylkill, damming on the Yangtze.(life of Thomas Eakins)(Biography)
From: Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Date: 7/1/2007
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Author: Potter, Polyxeni
"Should the he-painters draw the horses and bulls, and the she-painters ... the mares and cows?" asked Thomas Eakins, when critics derided his use of nude models in the presence of women art students (1). Eakins made no bones about his teaching practices and no compromises in his pursuit of artistic excellence. So he was viewed as radical and irascible, and although his art was widely discussed and exhibited, he did not see commercial success during his lifetime--he only sold 30 ...
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