Talk:Thomas Eakins
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[edit] Phrase
This phrase:
The Gross Clinic is impressive for its ambition as well as its subject, that of a renowned Philadelphia surgeon, Dr. Samuel Gross, presiding over an operation to remove part of a diseased bone from a patient's thigh.
conflicts somewhat with the The Gross Clinic page, which states a tumour is being removed. Whichever it is (I dunno and don't care, so I leave it up to the Art History Majors here at Wikipedia), they should match for continuity's sake. 82.93.133.130 22:53, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- The website for Jefferson Medical College, long-time owner of the painting, refers to the removal of diseased bone as the subject of the operation portrayed. JNW 04:42, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
- Recent news of the painting's sale on November 11, 2006 added. Plus, and I hope it isn't a problem, the end result was his artwork, not photographs, so I replaced the photo study of the jumper in motion (a few photographers did such studies back then) with a very beautiful portrait of Maud Cook he did in 1895. All in all, Eakins was simply an outstanding artist.Carajou 03:42, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] first heading on article
It looks like someone has deliberately step into this article and the first heading that is shown is "He was gay!" with a perhaps irrelevant sentence; i reverted some changes for this reason; it is just not in a formal tone; such titles or the description of his works are absolutely indecent, especially if this is to be found in an encyclopedia or just not expressed in the right manner.
150.176.93.182 01:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Philly Wikiproject rating
The article has a good overview of Eakins life, but lacks references, which is particularily problematic when discussing his work. Medvedenko 00:26, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Expansion
I am expanding this article--so far have added to youth, early career, and teaching, and will continue with photography, portraits, legacy, and, in time, am planning to add a heading for figure work (boxers, wrestlers, swimmers, female nudes). JNW 17:32, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
- Enough for now. JNW 02:36, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Still needs a passage on sculpture. JNW 13:30, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- The article has improved greatly, good work. It's great to see. I think to be considered A-Class the introduction needs to be expanded according to Wikipedia:Lead section. When you have the time, can you include your book sources' ISBN and cite websites in a proffesional format. (as seen at Wikipedia:Citation templates). Medvedenko 19:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
