Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter 1. William Rush and the History of Art
Chapter 2. Thomas Eakins and the Colonial Revival
Chapter 3. Reenacting the Antique
Chapter 4. Behold the Man: Eakins's Crucifixion
Chapter 5. Collaboration and Commemoration in Public Sculpture
Conclusion. Rush Revisited: Eakins as Old Master
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments

Promotional Information

The first book-length study to explore the Philadelphia realist artist's lifelong fascination with historical themes, this examination of Eakins reveals that he envisioned his artistic legacy in terms different from those by which twentieth-century art historians have typically defined his art.

About the Author

Akela Reason teaches art history at Georgia State University.