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A ‘truly bad’ painting by Thomas Eakins now hangs in the PMA, and offers a glimpse into his complicated legacy
Yet the painting has been buried in the footnotes of Eakins lore. A 2001 New Yorker review even called it “his single truly bad painting.” The Crucifixion is big, even in a room full of big ...
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‘The Chick’ changes hands: Freshman Reps. Michael Baumgartner and Emily Randall inherit famously bad painting as part of Congressional tradition
The newest members of Congress from Washington were officially welcomed to the state’s delegation on Thursday with the ceremonial transfer of “The Chick,” a famously ugly painting that has ...