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Monday, June 7, 2021

African-American


This African-American model appears in a number of Eakins' studio photos.
Given the racial climate of the 1880's, I somehow doubt he was a student.

 

3 comments:

  1. Curiously, this man's facial features do not appear African American to me. Are those features more prominent in other Eakins photos?

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    1. I think many would call him mixed race, but his features do look somewhat more African-American in some of Eakins' other photos of him.

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  2. Clearly a fine physique. I do hope he was a student.

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