Susan Macdowell Eakins

Susan Hannah Macdowell Eakins (September 21, 1851 – December 27, 1938) was an American painter and photographer. Her works were first shown at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she was a student. She won the Mary Smith Prize there in 1879 and the Charles Toppan prize in 1882. One of her teachers was the artist Thomas Eakins, who forward-looking became her husband. She made portrait and still life paintings. She was furthermore known for her photography. After her husband died in 1916, Eakins became a prolific painter. Her works were exhibited in work exhibitions in her lifetime, though her first solo exhibition was held after she died.