Includes bibliographical references (pages [537]-558) and index.
Preface: Riddles -- Part one. The Eakins legacy. Within the walls -- The perfect crime -- The loin cloth scandal -- Family quarrels -- The death of Ella Crowell -- The insanity of Lillian Hammitt -- Explanations and enigmas -- Analyzing Eakins -- Part two. Life and art. An American in Paris -- All in the family -- Turning the stake -- The Gross clinic -- William Rush and his model -- A fine old row -- Naked in Arcadia -- Swimming -- Conversations with the dead -- Inflicting pain -- Part three. The case of Thomas Eakins. Love of looking -- The greatest American artist