Thomas Anshutz | |
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![]() Anshutz, ca. 1900 | |
Born | Thomas Pollock Anshutz October 5, 1851 |
Died | June 16, 1912 | (aged 60)
Nationality | American |
Education | National Academy of Design Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Académie Julian |
Known for | Painter Arts administrator |
Notable work | The Ironworkers' Noontime |
Awards | Silver, 1904 World's Fair Gold, 1909, Pennsylvania Academy Gold, 1910, Buenos Aires International Exposition |
Thomas Pollock Anshutz (October 5, 1851 – June 16, 1912) was an American painter and teacher. Known for his portraiture and genre scenes, Anshutz was a co-founder of The Darby School. One of Thomas Eakins's most prominent students, he succeeded Eakins as director of drawing and painting classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.