Susan Macdowell Eakins

Susan Macdowell Eakins
Thomas Eakins, The Artist's Wife and His Dog (1884-89), depicts Susan Macdowell Eakins and their dog Harry, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Born
Susan Hannah Macdowell

(1851-09-21)September 21, 1851
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
DiedDecember 27, 1938(1938-12-27) (aged 87)[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Resting placeWoodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
39°56′51.27″N 75°12′3.98″W / 39.9475750°N 75.2011056°W / 39.9475750; -75.2011056
EducationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Thomas Eakins
Known forPainter
SpouseThomas Eakins
AwardsMary Smith Prize in 1879 and Charles Toppan prize in 1882 from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[2]

Susan Hannah Eakins (née Macdowell; September 21, 1851 – December 27, 1938) was an American painter and photographer. Her works were first shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she was a student. She won the Mary Smith Prize there in 1879 and the Charles Toppan prize in 1882.

One of her teachers was the artist Thomas Eakins, who later became her husband. She made portrait and still life paintings. She was also known for her photography.

After her husband died in 1916, Eakins became a prolific painter. Her works were exhibited in group exhibitions in her lifetime, though her first solo exhibition was held after she died.

  1. ^ Goodrich, Lloyd (1982), Thomas Eakins, vol. II, Harvard Press, p. 283 ISBN 0-674-88490-6
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gaze p. 485 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).