COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.34.92
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MMA_.34.92
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Eakins, Thomas
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Eakins, Thomas
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Creator Role:
Artist
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Artist
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
1844-1916
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1844-1916
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Thomas Eakins
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Thomas Eakins
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
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The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)
Title
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View:
Detail
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Detail
View
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Creation Date:
1871
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1871
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1871
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1871
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1871
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1871
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
32 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (81.9 x 117.5 cm)
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32 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (81.9 x 117.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
34.92
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34.92
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase, The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund and George D. Pratt Gift, 1934
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Purchase, The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Fund and George D. Pratt Gift, 1934
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
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Context:
Shortly after his return from studies in Europe in July 1870, Eakins began to paint rowing pictures. This work is among the most celebrated of those painted between 1870 and 1874. It depicts Eakins's boyhood friend Max Schmitt (1843-1900), a champion oarsman, in a shell on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Eakins depicted himself in the distant boat, rowing away from Schmitt. The bridges behind the rowers can be identified as the Girard Avenue Bridge and the Connecting Railroad Bridge, respectively. It is believed that this work commemorates Max Schmitt's victory in a single-scull competition on October 5, 1870. A number of drawings for various parts of this composition exist.
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<P>Shortly after his return from studies in Europe in July 1870, Eakins began to paint rowing pictures. This work is among the most celebrated of those painted between 1870 and 1874. It depicts Eakins's boyhood friend Max Schmitt (1843-1900), a champion oarsman, in a shell on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Eakins depicted himself in the distant boat, rowing away from Schmitt. The bridges behind the rowers can be identified as the Girard Avenue Bridge and the Connecting Railroad Bridge, respectively. It is believed that this work commemorates Max Schmitt's victory in a single-scull competition on October 5, 1870. A number of drawings for various parts of this composition exist.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ap34.92.AV1.tif
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MMA_.ap34.92.AV1.tif
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