George W. Holmes
Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916
Geography:
Photograph taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1880sMedium:
Albumen silver printDimensions:
Image: 4 9/16 x 3 3/8 inches (11.6 x 8.6 cm) Mount: 7 x 5 9/16 inches (17.8 x 14.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1985-60-1Credit Line:
Gift of Theodore T. Newbold in honor of Seymour Adelman, 1985
Photograph taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1880sMedium:
Albumen silver printDimensions:
Image: 4 9/16 x 3 3/8 inches (11.6 x 8.6 cm) Mount: 7 x 5 9/16 inches (17.8 x 14.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1985-60-1Credit Line:
Gift of Theodore T. Newbold in honor of Seymour Adelman, 1985
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In the 1850s, George W. Holmes, a landscape painter, gave Eakins his first informal guidance in freehand drawing outside the pragmatic instruction the student had received at Zane Street Grammar School and Central High School. Their close friendship lasted through the 1880s, when Eakins made this photograph of the now-blind artist.
