Monday, October 10, 2011

Monday Morning Museum: Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins






Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins – Thursday 25 July 1844 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Sunday 25 June 1916 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

American Realist Painter


My favorite sport is baseball and at this time of year very few baseball professionals are actually – Baseball Players Practicing, 1875 – and unfortunately, my favorite team is definitely not practicing baseball now.



Last Monday’s Artist – Berthe Morisot
Next Monday’s Artist – Hubert Robert


Images:
Left: Carmelita Requena, circa 1870-1871 from the website the-athenaeum.org
Center: The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), 1871 from the website metmuseum.org
Right: Portrait of Amelia C Van Buren, circa 1886-1890 from the website pintura.aut.org
Below: “Monday Morning Museum” logo created by Adrean Darce Brent


Monday Morning Museum logo created by Adrean Darce Brent

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