Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Eakins, 1876

Thomas Eakins, American (1844-1916)

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.

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THE COLOR THAT NEVER FADES: THOMAS EAKINS

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In a texture sculpted

in a tightly drawn

somewhat tilted light

Eakins is so real

he can give his wife

my mother's eyes

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and conjure in a canvas

an aching feel for faces

stripped of skin and

shown from within

to bare the heart's

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clear cutting edge

where pain is color

that never fades

and never fails to leave

blood on the artist's hands

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Chuck Sullivan, American, (1943)

Vanishing Species

Charlotte, 1975, Red Clay Books

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For more information on this painting:

http://hirshhorn.si.edu

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For more information on the poet:

http://www.chucksullivanpoet.com

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You can also find me at:

http://livinginthepostcard.blog.terra.com.br

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http://fotolog.com/binkawest

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