Riter Fitzgerald

Museum record 72864: Riter Fitzgerald by Thomas Eakins. A verified entry point for discovery.

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Riter Fitzgerald—the art, music, and literary critic for the Philadelphia Evening Item —championed Thomas Eakins’s work and publicly defended the artist when his teaching methods proved controversial. Eakins’s portrait of the journalist is informed by Fitzgerald’s open-minded opinions, his appreciation of diverse art forms, and his commitment to intellectual life. Comfortably seated in his book-lined library, Fitzgerald is portrayed as a genteel man who enjoys a leisurely, yet contemplative lifestyle. Wi…