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Riter Fitzgerald—the art, music, and literary critic for the Philadelphia Evening Item—championed Thomas Eakins’s work and publicly defended the artist when his teaching methods proved controversial. Eakins’s portrait of the journalist is informed by Fitzgerald’s open-minded opinions, his appreciation of diverse art forms, and his commitment to intellectual life. Comfortably seated in his book-lined library, Fitzgerald is portrayed as a genteel man who enjoys a leisurely, yet contemplative lifestyle. With an open book in his lap, he thoughtfully gazes into the distance, peacefully lost in the realm of ideas.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 163 × 193 Cm |
| Tags | fashionpeopleportraits |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Philadelphia, Earles’ Galleries, Eakins Exhibition, 1876.
Philadelphia, Earles’ Galleries, Eakins Exhibition, 1876.
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“The Academy,” Philadelphia Evening Item, Dec. 23,1895, f.p.
“The Academy,” Philadelphia Evening Item, Dec. 23,1895, f.p.
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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...
Art Institute of Chicago, Two Centuries of American Art, 1750-1950, Oct. 1, 1959–Jan. 10, 1960, no cat. [downloadable checklist available].
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New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Jan. 17–Feb. 16, 1958.
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Jan. 17–Feb. 16, 1958.
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M....
M. Knoedler and Company, New York City, 1950
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sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.
sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1950.
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Margaret McHenry, The Eakins Who Painted
Margaret McHenry, The Eakins Who Painted (Oreland, Penn., Weathwood, 1946).
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Pittsburg, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, Apr. 26–June 1, 1944, cat. 23.
Pittsburg, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, Apr. 26–June 1, 1944, cat. 23.
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New York City, Whitney Museum of American Art, A Loan Exhibition of the Works of Thomas Eakins, 1844–1944, Sep–Nov. 1970.
New York City, Whitney Museum of American Art, A Loan Exhibition of the Works of Thomas Eakins, 1844–1944, Sep–Nov. 1970.
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Roland McKinney, Thomas Eakins
Roland McKinney, Thomas Eakins (Crown Publishers, 1942), 72.
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Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Work (Whitney Museum of American Art, 1933), ill.
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, from 1930 to 1950
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, from 1930 to 1950
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Alan Burroughs, “Catalogue of Work by Thomas Eakins,” Arts
Alan Burroughs, “Catalogue of Work by Thomas Eakins,” Arts (June 1924), 328–33.
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N.N., “The Thomas Eakins Exhibition,” Nation 106
N.N., “The Thomas Eakins Exhibition,” Nation 106 (Feb. 18, 1918), 217–18.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins, Dec. 23, 1917–Jan. 13, 1918, cat. 112, as Portrait: Riter Fitzgerald, Critic.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Memorial Exhibition of the Works of the Late Thomas Eakins, Dec. 23, 1917–Jan. 13, 1918, cat. 112, as Portrait: Riter Fitzgerald, Critic.
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Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Paintings, exh. cat.
Thomas Eakins, 1844–1916: A Retrospective Exhibition of his Paintings, exh. cat. (Baltimore Museum of Art, 1936).
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Thomas Eakins 1844–1916, 1930, cat. 76.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Thomas Eakins 1844–1916, 1930, cat. 76.
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John Wilmerding, Thomas Eakins
John Wilmerding, Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) and the Heart of American Life (National Portrait Gallery, 1993), 193.
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“Thomas Eakins 1844–1916,” Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin 25, 133
“Thomas Eakins 1844–1916,” Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin 25, 133 (Mar. 1930).
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Geraldine Hubbard (Mrs....
Geraldine Hubbard (Mrs. Jacob K. Spare), Philadelphia, from 1911 to 1930
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“Riter Fitzgerald Dies on Train,” Philadelphia Sunday Item, Mar. 5, 1911, f.p.
“Riter Fitzgerald Dies on Train,” Philadelphia Sunday Item, Mar. 5, 1911, f.p.
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Riter Fitzgerald, Philadelphia, from 1895 to 1911
Riter Fitzgerald, Philadelphia, from 1895 to 1911
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Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I
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), , 299–301, no. 153
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Adam Gopnik, “Eakins in the Wilderness,” New Yorker
Adam Gopnik, “Eakins in the Wilderness,” New Yorker (Dec. 26, 1994/Jan. 2, 1995), 78–91.
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Willliam Innes Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art
Willliam Innes Homer, Thomas Eakins: His Life and Art (Abbeville Press Publishers, 1992), ill.
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William J. Clark, “The Iconography of Gender in Thomas Eakins Portraiture,” American Studies 32, 2
William J. Clark, “The Iconography of Gender in Thomas Eakins Portraiture,” American Studies 32, 2 (Fall 1991), 5–28.
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Kathleen A. Foster and Cheryl Leibold, Writing About Eakins: The Manuscripts in Charles Bregler’s Thomas Eakins Collection
Kathleen A. Foster and Cheryl Leibold, Writing About Eakins: The Manuscripts in Charles Bregler’s Thomas Eakins Collection (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989).
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Michael Fried, Realism, Writing, Disfiguration: On Thomas Eakins and Stephen Crane
Michael Fried, Realism, Writing, Disfiguration: On Thomas Eakins and Stephen Crane (University of Chicago Press, 1987).
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San Marino, Calif., Huntington Museum, July 10, 1986–Apr. 17, 1987.
San Marino, Calif., Huntington Museum, July 10, 1986–Apr. 17, 1987.
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David Lubin, Act of Portrayal: Eakins, Sargent, James
David Lubin, Act of Portrayal: Eakins, Sargent, James (Yale University Press, 1985).
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Elizabeth Johns, Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life
Elizabeth Johns, Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life (Princeton University Press, 1983).
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“Thomas Eakins: The Quest for Truth,” Art Institute of Chicago Centennial Lectures, Museum Studies 10
“Thomas Eakins: The Quest for Truth,” Art Institute of Chicago Centennial Lectures, Museum Studies 10 (Contemporary Books, 1983).
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Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins
Lloyd Goodrich, Thomas Eakins (Harvard University Press, 1982), ill.
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Darrel Sewell, Thomas Eakins: Artist of Philadelphia
Darrel Sewell, Thomas Eakins: Artist of Philadelphia (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1982).
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Evan Turner, “Thomas Eakins: The Earles’ Galleries Exhibition of 1896,” Arts Magazine 53, 9
Evan Turner, “Thomas Eakins: The Earles’ Galleries Exhibition of 1896,” Arts Magazine 53, 9 (May 1979), 100–07.
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Theodor Siegl, The Thomas Eakins Collection
Theodor Siegl, The Thomas Eakins Collection (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1978).
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Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1977).
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Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins
Gordon Hendricks, The Life and Work of Thomas Eakins (Grossman Publishers, 1974), ill.
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“An American Survey, Paintings form Two Centuries,” The Kennedy Quarterly
“An American Survey, Paintings form Two Centuries,” The Kennedy Quarterly (New York, Kennedy Galleries, 1967), n.pag.
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Sylvan Schendler, Eakins
Sylvan Schendler, Eakins (Little, Brown, and Company, 1967), no. 61.
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exhibition
Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Thomas Eakins: A Retrospective Exhibition, Oct. 8–Nov. 12, 1961, cat. 65; Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 1, 1961–Jan. 7, 1962, and Philadelphia Museum of Art...
Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Thomas Eakins: A Retrospective Exhibition, Oct. 8–Nov. 12, 1961, cat. 65; Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 1, 1961–Jan. 7, 1962, and Philadelphia Museum of Art, Feb. 1–Mar. 18, 1962.
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“Thomas Eakins,” Philadelphia Evening Item, May 12, 1896, f.p.
“Thomas Eakins,” Philadelphia Evening Item, May 12, 1896, f.p.
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Riter Fitzgerald, “A Great Exhibition,” Philadelphia Evening Item, Dec. 22, 1895, 8.
Riter Fitzgerald, “A Great Exhibition,” Philadelphia Evening Item, Dec. 22, 1895, 8.
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“Industrial Art,” Philadelphia Evening Item, Oct. 8, 1895, f.p.
“Industrial Art,” Philadelphia Evening Item, Oct. 8, 1895, f.p.
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exhibition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Sixty–fifth Annual Exhibition, Dec. 23, 1895–Feb. 22, 1896, cat. 112, as Portrait of Riter Fitzgerald, Esq.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Sixty–fifth Annual Exhibition, Dec. 23, 1895–Feb. 22, 1896, cat. 112, as Portrait of Riter Fitzgerald, Esq.
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