William H. Macdowell
Thomas Eakins · 1884 · platinum print
Public domain
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About this picture
William H. Macdowell is a public-domain photograph by Thomas Eakins, dated 1884. Platinum print. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“William H. Macdowell” (1884) is something Eakins wanted observed rather than idealized: a body, a boat, a clinic, studied with anatomy and sometimes with photographs.
About the artist
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) was an American painter in Philadelphia who studied anatomy and used photographs as working tools. Rowing, surgery, and portrait were subjects he wanted observed, not idealized.
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