02520nam 22005774a 450 991081903000332120200520144314.00-19-028887-61-280-53252-11-4237-8493-60-19-972946-8(CKB)2550000001204522(SSID)ssj0000142241(PQKBManifestationID)11911850(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000142241(PQKBWorkID)10096199(PQKB)11363483(Au-PeEL)EBL281189(CaPaEBR)ebr10142483(CaONFJC)MIL53252(OCoLC)922903711(MiAaPQ)EBC281189(EXLCZ)99255000000120452220041001d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrEakins revealed the secret life of an American artist /Henry Adams1st ed.Oxford [England] ;New York, N.Y. Oxford University Press2005xv, 583 p. illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-515668-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-558) and index.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.Examines the dark side of Thomas Eakins' life and work in this biography that changes our understanding of this American icon. Based on close study of hiss work and new research in the Bregler papers, it shows he was not merely uncompromising, but harsh and brutal both in his personal life and in his painting.ArtistsUnited StatesBiographyArtists759.13BAdams Henry1949-1617258Eakins Thomas1844-1916.1617259MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819030003321Eakins revealed3948350UNINA