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The Portrait of Dr. Hayes Agnew by Thomas Eakins was created in “1889” (PMA wall panel for the Portrait of Dr. Hayes Agnew), this year marked the end of the gilded age. The gilded age was a time in America when heavy industrialization was occurring and a movement of immigrants were coming to America (“Time Periods and Eras”). The artwork its self is an example of modern art and realism, Thomas Eakins tried to recreate what was occurring in a straightforward manner without idealizing it. If you were a medical student in this doctor’s class, this is the type of things you would see. The artwork portrays a well known surgeon teaching a class. The surgeon is Dr. Hayes Agnew which can be assumed from the title of the painting. The doctor is a
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