Thomas Eakins Quote

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have permitted myself to remain there. My honors are misunderstanding, persecution and neglect, enhanced because unsought.

Letter to Harrison Morris (1894-04-23).

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have permitted myself to remain...

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have permitted myself to remain...

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have permitted myself to remain...

I taught in the Academy from the opening of the schools until I was turned out, a period much longer than I should have permitted myself to remain...