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accession number:	2002.49
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2002.49
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Crowell Children at Avondale, 1885–1890. Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916). Platinum print; image: 9 x 11.2 cm (3 9/16 x 4 7/16 in.); paper: 9.1 x 11.3 cm (3 9/16 x 4 7/16 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 2002.49

title:				Crowell Children at Avondale
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creation date:			1885–1890
creation date earliest:		1885
creation date latest:		1890
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	America, 19th century
technique:	platinum print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - American 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 9 x 11.2 cm (3 9/16 x 4 7/16 in.); Paper: 9.1 x 11.3 cm (3 9/16 x 4 7/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
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	inscription:	written in pencil on verso: "94" "Two of Eakins nephews in Avondale, Pa (1885-90) platinum print"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography
	opening date:   2003-04-26T00:00:00
	<i>Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection of American Photography</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (April 26-September 10, 2003).

	title:		Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-06-24T00:00:00
	<i>Icons of American Photography: A Century of Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24-September 16, 2007); Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (October 3, 2009-January 3, 2010).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Thomas Eakins's awareness of photography as a visual aid for painters preceded his own interest in making photographs, which began in the early 1880s. He fully expressed his pioneering, personal, and aesthetic style of photography in this rare image of two young boys in an outdoor setting. Here, Eakins positioned his nephews against a muscular tree trunk, which asymmetrically divides the composition. He made the short exposure in diffuse outdoor lighting, a condition he favored. Soft shadows allowed for a subtle rendering of the ordinary scene, marked by casual posture, dress, and setting. An early practitioner of the platinum process, Eakins was instinctively drawn to its slight gradations and gentle continuities of tone. Broad areas of light and shade allowed him to ignore specific details in order to render the universal qualities he discovered through close observation of his chosen subject matter.
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