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Self portrait (1902), National Academy of Design, New York.

Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was a painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He was one of the greatest American painters of his time, an innovating teacher, and an uncompromising realist. He was also the most neglected major painter of his era in the United States. Eakins works upheld values of sincerity and truth, by depicting the subject's character in its truest form without presumed beauty and affectation. Indeed, the originality and individuality of his subjects were the expression of his concept of beauty. Such standards put him at odds with other artists of his time, which lends explanation to his ambiguous acceptance as a great American artist.

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-[[Image:aleut.jpg|right|180px|Traditional Aleut dress]]
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-The <big>'''[[Aleuts]]'''</big> ('''Unangax''', '''Unangan''' or '''Unanga''') are the indigenous people of the [[Aleutian Islands]] of [[Alaska]], [[United States]] and Kamchatka Oblast, [[Russia]]. They are related to the [[Inuit]] and [[Yupik]] people. The homeland of the Aleuts includes the Aleutian Islands, the [[Pribilof Islands]], the [[Shumagin Islands]], and the far western part of the Alaskan Peninsula.
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-[[Anthropology|Anthropologist]]s are not certain of their exact origins (Siberia or Subarctic) but most believe they arrived later than the more southern tribes (around 4,000 years ago). Two [[culture]]s developed: the Kodiak (circa 2,500 B.C.E.) and Aleutian (circa 2,000 B.C.E.). <ref>H. Pritzker, ''A Native American Encyclopedia'' (USA: Oxford Press, 2000 ISBN 0195138775)</ref> They were skilled at [[hunting]] and [[fishing]] in this harsh climate, skills that were bitterly exploited by [[Russia]]n [[fur]] traders after their arrival around 1750. They received assistance and support from the [[Russian Orthodox]] missionaries subsequently and became closely aligned with Orthodox practices and beliefs.
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+text='''[[Thomas_Eakins|Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins]]''' (July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was a [[Painting|painter]], [[Photography|photographer]], [[Sculpture|sculptor]], and fine arts educator. He was one of the greatest American painters of his time, an innovating [[teacher]], and an uncompromising [[realism |realist]]. He was also the most neglected major painter of his era in the [[United States]].
+Eakins works upheld [[values]] of [[sincerity]] and [[truth]], by depicting the subject's [[character]] in its truest form without presumed [[beauty]] and affectation. Indeed, the originality and individuality of his subjects were the expression of his concept of beauty. Such standards put him at odds with other artists of his time, which lends explanation to his ambiguous acceptance as a great American artist. }}