Biography
Thomas Pollock Anshutz (October 5, 1851 – June 16, 1912) was an American painter and teacher. Known for his portraiture and genre scenes, Anshutz was a co-founder of The Darby School. One of Thomas Eakins’s most prominent students, he succeeded Eakins as director of drawing and painting classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1876, Anshutz enrolled as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the same year Thomas Eakins began teaching there. Eakins was Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy and Christian Schussele was Professor of Drawing and Painting. In 1878 Anshutz became Eakins’s assistant, eventually succeeding Eakins as Chief Demonstrator when Eakins was promoted to Professor of Drawing and Painting. In 1880, while still a student, Anshutz completed his first major work, The Ironworkers’ Noontime.
Nationality:
American
Dates:
October 5, 1851 – June 16, 1912
Occupation:
Painter
Schools attended:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, National Academy of Design, Académie Julian
Taught at:
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Student of:
Thomas Eakins, Christian Schussele, Lemuel Wilmarth
Teacher of:
Group / Movement:
Darby School