Eakins Posing
Artist
John O'Reilly
(American, 1930–2021)
DateJune 6, 2006
MediumPolaroid photomontage
Dimensionsirregular sheet: 30.6 × 42.9 cm (12 1/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsCollages / Assemblages
Credit LineGift of John O'Reilly and James Tellin
Object number2015.47
Label TextA celebrated painter, Thomas Eakins’ lesser-known photographs are notable for studies of motion and classical poses, as in “Lillie,” which presents a woman wearing a dark mask. The prevalence of male and female nudes in Eakins’ artworks was unprecedented and shocking in American art at this time. Frequently the subject of his own studies, Eakins’ nude form appears in Eakins Posing. Eakins’ withdrawn body language, often turning away from the viewer, serves as a metaphor for psychological isolation.On View
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