Thank You once again Clint! I'm sure I've seen this before and it was a pleasure to take in again! I enjoy really most things having to do with the arts and I attended and graduated university in this field. I quite enjoy figurative art and portraiture. My fantasy is to completely devote the rest of my life to do just this without the pressure of curriculum dictates, but to share experience with other like minded artists as well as mentors. In the meantime I do what I can and am grateful for it. I appreciate your interest and the work you do to cover this material and the various artists involved. The history of Eakins and his art, some of which I recognized, is important and valued to this day and beyond, so thank you once again!
Glad you enjoyed revisiting Mr. Eakins. I recently visited The Huntington and saw a portrait he did of one of his students who went on to have a good career…love the student as subject genre. So much history and love.
Seems he was a real Renaissance man. Like a lot of “generalists,” he did not get enough credit imo for all he did. He and F. Holland Day were a big part of the push to consider photography an art form here in the US around the time Wilhelm von Gloeden was doing this thing in Europe. Glad you enjoy Eakin’s work too!
Thank You once again Clint! I'm sure I've seen this before and it was a pleasure to take in again! I enjoy really most things having to do with the arts and I attended and graduated university in this field. I quite enjoy figurative art and portraiture. My fantasy is to completely devote the rest of my life to do just this without the pressure of curriculum dictates, but to share experience with other like minded artists as well as mentors. In the meantime I do what I can and am grateful for it. I appreciate your interest and the work you do to cover this material and the various artists involved. The history of Eakins and his art, some of which I recognized, is important and valued to this day and beyond, so thank you once again!
Glad you enjoyed revisiting Mr. Eakins. I recently visited The Huntington and saw a portrait he did of one of his students who went on to have a good career…love the student as subject genre. So much history and love.
I knew of Eakins fame as a painter, but I had no idea he was also a skilled photographer and sculptor.
Seems he was a real Renaissance man. Like a lot of “generalists,” he did not get enough credit imo for all he did. He and F. Holland Day were a big part of the push to consider photography an art form here in the US around the time Wilhelm von Gloeden was doing this thing in Europe. Glad you enjoy Eakin’s work too!