Author:
Adams, Henry, 1949-
Imprint:Oxford [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Descriptionxv, 583 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Note:Preface: Riddles -- Part I. The Eakins legacy. Within the walls -- The perfect crime -- The loin cloth scandal -- Family quarrels -- The death of Ella Crowell -- The insanity of Lillian Hammitt -- Explanations and enigmas -- Analyzing Eakins -- Part II. Life and art. An American in Paris -- All in the family -- Turning the stake -- The Gross clinic -- William Rush and his model -- A fine old row -- Naked in Arcadia -- Swimming -- Conversations with the dead -- Inflicting pain -- Part III. The case of Thomas Eakins. Love of looking -- The greatest American artist.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-558) and index.
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