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By Amy Werbel. 194 pp., illustrated. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2007. $55. ISBN 978-0-300-11655-7.

Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) is one of the most important painters in the history of American art, though his work stirred controversy at its inception in the latter part of the 19th century and continues to do so today. In Thomas Eakins, Amy Werbel, a professor of fine arts at St. Michael's College in Vermont, has extended to us a personal invitation to experience early Philadelphia in the company of Eakins and such diverse figures as Benjamin Franklin, Oscar Wilde, and Drs. Samuel Gross and D. Hayes Agnew. This book is not simply a biography of a famous painter but also . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Kaiser, L. R., Greenspan, R. E. (2008). Review of Thomas Eakins. NEJM 358: 971-971 [Full Text]