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Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams

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During his lifetime, Thomas Eakins painted more than 200 portraits, only 25 of which were commissioned. Mary Adeline Williams was a personal friend of the artist; Eakins first met her when she was a childhood playmate of his sister. Later, as an unmarried woman, Williams, who was known as Addie, lived with Eakins and his wife, Susan. Although Eakins’s portrait presents Addie as straight-laced and severe, this is in marked contrast with the active woman Susan Eakins described in her diary as riding bicycles, going to art exhibitions, and socializing between sittings for the painting.

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Medium	oil paint (paint)
Dimensions	50 × 61 Cm
Tags	fashionpeopleportraits
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Wed

Feb

exhibition

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Thomas Eakins, Sept. 30, 2001–Jan. 6, 2002; Paris, Musee d'Orsay, Feb. 3–May 12, 2002, New York City, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 10–Sept. 15, 2002.

2026 at 08:02 PM

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Thomas Eakins, Sept. 30, 2001–Jan. 6, 2002; Paris, Musee d'Orsay, Feb. 3–May 12, 2002, New York City, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 10–Sept. 15, 2002.

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Art Institute of Chicago, <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/4071/two-centuries-of-american-art-1750-1950"><em>Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950</em></a>, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960...

2026 at 07:59 PM

Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, A Century of American Painting: Masterpieces Loaned by The Art Institute of Chicago, June 10–16, 1957, cat. 13, as Addie, Woman in Black.

2026 at 07:57 PM

Durand Art Institute, Lake Forest College, A Century of American Painting: Masterpieces Loaned by The Art Institute of Chicago, June 10–16, 1957, cat. 13, as Addie, Woman in Black.

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Margaret McHenry, The Eakins Who Painted

2026 at 07:46 PM

Margaret McHenry, The Eakins Who Painted (Weathwood, 1946).

Wed

Feb

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A Loan Exhibition of the Works of Thomas Eakins, 1844–1944, exh. cat.,

2026 at 07:44 PM

A Loan Exhibition of the Works of Thomas Eakins, 1844–1944, exh. cat., (M. Knoedler, 1944).

Wed

Feb

exhibition

Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, Six Centuries of Portrait Masterpieces, Oct. 2–Nov. 15, 1942, as Woman in Black, Mary Adeline Williams.

2026 at 07:42 PM

Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, Six Centuries of Portrait Masterpieces, Oct. 2–Nov. 15, 1942, as Woman in Black, Mary Adeline Williams.

Wed

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Frederick A. Sweet, “Two Paintings by Thomas Eakins,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, 34, 3

2026 at 07:40 PM

Frederick A. Sweet, “Two Paintings by Thomas Eakins,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago, 34, 3 (Mar. 1940), 38–40.

Wed

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sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939.

2026 at 07:39 PM

sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1939.

Wed

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J.W.L. “Eakins Reviewed in Two Exhibits,” Art News 38

2026 at 07:39 PM

J.W.L. “Eakins Reviewed in Two Exhibits,” Art News 38 (Nov. 11, 1939), 11–12.

Wed

Feb

exhibition

New York City, Kleeman Gallery, Thomas Eakins, Oct. 31–Nov. 25, 1939, cat. 6, as Lady in Black.

2026 at 07:39 PM

New York City, Kleeman Gallery, Thomas Eakins, Oct. 31–Nov. 25, 1939, cat. 6, as Lady in Black.

Wed

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Babcock Galleries, New York City, 1939

2026 at 07:39 PM

Babcock Galleries, New York City, 1939

Wed

Feb

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“Last of Eakins,” Art Digest 14

2026 at 07:39 PM

“Last of Eakins,” Art Digest 14 (Oct. 1, 1939), 14.

Wed

Feb

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Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work

2026 at 07:33 PM

Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1933).

Wed

Feb

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Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins, exh. cat.,

2026 at 07:18 PM

Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins, exh. cat., (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1918).

Wed

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Thomas Eakins, from 1899 to 1916

2026 at 07:16 PM

Thomas Eakins, from 1899 to 1916

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Thomas Eakins Centennial Exhibition, 1844–1916, exh. cat.,

2026 at 07:16 PM

Thomas Eakins Centennial Exhibition, 1844–1916, exh. cat., (Carnegie Institute, 1944).

Wed

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Eakins Estate/Susan Macdowell Eakins, from 1916 to 1939

2026 at 07:16 PM

Eakins Estate/Susan Macdowell Eakins, from 1916 to 1939

Wed

Feb

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“Thomas Eakins 1844–1916,” The Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin, 25, 133

2026 at 07:16 PM

“Thomas Eakins 1844–1916,” The Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin, 25, 133 (Mar. 1930), entire issue.

Wed

Feb

note

John Wilmerding, ed., Thomas Eakins

2026 at 07:16 PM

John Wilmerding, ed., Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) and Heart of American Life (National Portrait Gallery, 1993).

Wed

Feb

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Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Paintings

2026 at 07:16 PM

Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Paintings (Baltimore Museum of Art, 1936).

Wed

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Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I

1998 at 10:30 AM

Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Art Institute of Chicago, 1998).

Fri

Feb

note

Susan Danly et al., Eakins and the Photograph: Works by Thomas Eakins and His Circle in the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

1994 at 10:30 AM

Susan Danly et al., Eakins and the Photograph: Works by Thomas Eakins and His Circle in the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994).

Fri

Feb

note

Adam Gopnik, “Eakins in the Wilderness,” New Yorker

1994 at 10:30 AM

Adam Gopnik, “Eakins in the Wilderness,” New Yorker (Dec. 26, 1994 / Jan. 2, 1995), 78–91.

Tue

Feb

note

William Innes Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art

1992 at 10:30 AM

William Innes Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art (Abbeville Press Publishers, 1992).

Mon

Feb

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William J. Clark, “The Iconography of Gender in Thomas Eakins Portraiture,” American Studies, 32, 2

1991 at 10:30 AM

William J. Clark, “The Iconography of Gender in Thomas Eakins Portraiture,” American Studies, 32, 2 (Fall 1991), 5–28.

Sat

Feb

note

Kathleen Foster et al., The Manuscripts in Charles Bregler’s Thomas Eakins Collection

1989 at 10:30 AM

Kathleen Foster et al., The Manuscripts in Charles Bregler’s Thomas Eakins Collection (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989).

Wed

Feb

note

Michael Fried, Realism, Writing, Disfiguration: On Thomas Eakins and Stephen Crane

1987 at 10:30 AM

Michael Fried, Realism, Writing, Disfiguration: On Thomas Eakins and Stephen Crane (University of Chicago Press, 1987).

Mon

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David Lubin, Act of Portrayal: Eakins, Sargent, James

1985 at 10:30 AM

David Lubin, Act of Portrayal: Eakins, Sargent, James (Yale University Press, 1985).

Fri

Feb

note

Elizabeth Johns, Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life

1983 at 10:30 AM

Elizabeth Johns, Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life (Princeton University, 1983)

Thu

Feb

exhibition

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Thomas Eakins, Artist of Philadelphia, May 29–Aug. 1, 1982, cat. 137, as Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams (Addie, Woman in Black); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Sept. 22–Nov. 28, 1982.

1982 at 10:30 AM

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Thomas Eakins, Artist of Philadelphia, May 29–Aug. 1, 1982, cat. 137, as Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams (Addie, Woman in Black); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Sept. 22–Nov. 28, 1982.

Thu

Feb

note

Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins

1982 at 10:30 AM

Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins (Harvard University Press, 1982), 2 vol.

Sat

Feb

note

Theodor Siegl, The Thomas Eakins Collection

1978 at 10:30 AM

Theodor Siegl, The Thomas Eakins Collection (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978).

Fri

Feb

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Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

1977 at 10:30 AM

Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977).

Mon

Feb

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Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins

1974 at 10:30 AM

Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins (Grossman Publishers, 1974).

Fri

Feb

note

Gordon Hendricks, The Photographs of Thomas Eakins

1972 at 10:30 AM

Gordon Hendricks, The Photographs of Thomas Eakins (Grossman Publishers, 1972).

Wed

Feb

note

Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: Retrospective Exhibition

1970 at 10:30 AM

Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: Retrospective Exhibition (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1970).

Sat

Feb

note

Sylvan Schendler, Eakins,

1967 at 10:30 AM

Sylvan Schendler, Eakins, (Little, Brown, and Company, 1967).

Sat

Feb

exhibition

Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, Thomas Eakins: A Retrospective Exhibition, Oct. 8–Nov. 12, 1961, cat. 73, as Addie, Woman in Black; Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 1–Jan. 7, 1962, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 1–Mar. 18, 1962.

1961 at 10:30 AM

Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, Thomas Eakins: A Retrospective Exhibition, Oct. 8–Nov. 12, 1961, cat. 73, as Addie, Woman in Black; Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 1–Jan. 7, 1962, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 1–Mar. 18, 1962.