Like the ghost of a daisy dropped out of the sky, Or a wownded apple-blossom in the breeze's controle. The old swimmin’ hole Issac Snell, left, 15, clinging to a rope suspended from a tree, splashes his brother Maliky Snell, 13, both of Sidney, as Mali But them days is past and gone, and old Time's tuck his toll. The title The Swimming Hole dates from 1917 (the year after Eakins died), when the work was so described by the artist's widow, Susan Macdowell Eakins. Following its purchase by the Amon Carter, in June 1993, Claire M. Barry and staff from the Amon Carter and the Kimbell Art Museums began a major restoration of the painting. [54] According to Jonathan Weinberg, The Swimming Hole marked the beginning of homoerotic imagery in American art. Born in Indiana in 1849, he was drawn to poetry even before he was able to read. [14] The rocky promontory on which several of the men rest is the foundation of the Mill Creek mill, which was razed in 1873. Bobby Bare - They Covered Up The Old Swimmin' Hole - YouTube "[2], Much effort went into distinguishing the original glazes from those added during subsequent restorations. If there is impropriety, then just where does such impropriety begin? [41] Another biographer, William Innes Homer (1929-2012), was more reserved and described the poses of the figures as rigidly academic. [29] A friend and student, Charles Bregler, described the process: ... For a picture ... like the Swimming Hole, a small sketch was made 8 x 10 inches [20 x 25 cm], then separate studies of the landscape and figures, to get the true tone and color, etc. [10][48] Whitman may have provided inspiration: the celebration of nudity, which in Whitman's case was an open expression of his homosexuality, informs the art of both men. The Old Swimmin'-Hole: And 'Leven More Poems | Deceased James Whitcomb Riley | ISBN: 9781286366257 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. [45], Eakins' work influenced the subsequent generation of American realists, particularly the artists of the Ashcan School. The diving figure at right leads to the swimming form of Eakins, who painted himself into the scene and whose leftward movement directs attention back into the painting. “We said there warn't no home like a raft… Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. From the old man come back to the old swimmin'-hole. Author of numerous beloved poetry volumes, James Whitcomb Riley was widely known for books such as The Old Swimmin’-Hole and ’Leven More Poems, Riley Child-Rhymes, Out to Old Aunt Mary’s, and An Old Sweetheart. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” —Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "gb05." It is not unlikely that Eakins saw the painting at the Salon while studying in Paris, and would have been sympathetic to its depiction of male bathers in a modern setting. Such themes had earlier been examined in his The Gross Clinic (1875) and William Rush (1877), and would continue to be explored in his paintings of boxers (Taking the Count, Salutat, and Between Rounds) and wrestlers (Wrestlers).[6]. Whether a creek (always pronounced "crick"), a pond or a rocky gorge, the old swimming hole was a universal playground for rich and poor, old and young, male and female, and the clothed or unclothed. The Old Swimmin'-Hole | Riley, James Whitcomb | ISBN: | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Although it continued to travel frequently, The Swimming Hole received no comprehensive treatment until 1993. [20], The positioning of the bodies and their musculature refers to classical ideals of physical beauty and masculine camaraderie evocative of Greek art. The Swimming Hole develops themes raised in his earlier work, in particular his treatment of buttocks and his ambiguous treatment of the human form; in some cases it is uncertain as to whether the forms portrayed are male or female. Leben und Karriere. He used life study, photography, wax studies, and landscape sketches to produce a work that manifested his interest in the human form. [20][50][51] "But for their marital status, however, virtually nothing concrete is known of the private realms or sexual propensities of any of the men depicted (in The Swimming Hole), with the exception of Eakins. We started with a small group of swimmers and one instructor and have grown to lots and lots of swimmers and many instructors. But the lost joys is past! "[28], Eakins' preparatory sketch of his dog for The Swimming Hole. The Old Swimmin' Hole. The old swimmin'-hole --The all-golden --With the current --On the sunny side --The old hay-mow --A sudden shower --At ninety in the shade. And how dangerous they are? The Old Swimmin'-Hole | James Whitcomb Riley | ISBN: 9781341369384 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Looked like a baby-river that was laying half asleep, And the gurgle of the worter round the drift jest below, Sounded like the laugh of something we onc't ust to know, Before we could remember anything but the eyes. He was undoubtedly familiar with the site depicted in the painting too, as it was only a half a mile (800 m) from Haverford College, where Coates studied as an undergraduate. [8] In 2008, the art critic Tom Lubbock described Eakins' work as: a classic of American painting. On the basis of the same visual evidence, that of the photographs, oil sketches, and the finished painting of swimmers, art historians have drawn markedly varying conclusions as to the artist's intent. Eakins made several on-site oil sketches and photographic studies before painting The Swimming Hole. "[47], Eakins' widow's retitling of the picture after his death reinforced the popular association with the nostalgic sentiment of Riley's poem. [22] The reclining figure is a paraphrase of the Dying Gaul, and is juxtaposed with the far less formal self-depiction by the artist. The Swimming Hole has been "widely cited as a prime example of homoeroticism in American art". Januar 1923 in Mattoon, Illinois als John E. Moran; † 20. [4] The other figures are artfully arranged to imply a continuous narrative of movement, the poses progressing "from reclining to sitting to standing to diving"; at the same time, each figure is carefully positioned so that no genitalia are visible. By James Whitcomb Riley. And I stray down the banks whare the trees ust to be—. Coast Guardsmen and Marines "beat the heat" by... Erstklassige Nachrichtenbilder in hoher Auflösung bei Getty Images It is unknown whether the photographs were taken before the oil sketches were produced or vice versa (or, indeed, whether they were created on the same day). We are an indoor pool located at 3284 N. 1450 W., Pleasant Grove, Utah. [23] One possible influence by a contemporary source was Scène d'été, painted in 1869 by Frédéric Bazille (1841–70). Oil on fiberboard mounted on fiberboard, ​8 3⁄4 × ​10 3⁄4 in (22 × 27 cm), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC. [4] As in his previous works, Eakins chose to include a self-portrait, here as the swimmer at bottom-right. In 1937 it was relined by a private gallery in New York City and the drip was painted out. In this work, Eakins took advantage of an exception to the generally prudish Victorian attitude to nudity: swimming naked was widely accepted,[5] and for males was seen as normal, even in public spaces. [35] Coates chose to exchange The Swimming Hole for the "less controversial genre scene" of Eakins' The Pathetic Song—today housed in the Corcoran Gallery of Art—[2] and paid Eakins the $800 he had offered for the original commission. [4] The foliage in the background provides a dark background against which the swimmers' skin tones contrast. As it cut acrost some orchard to'rds the old swimmin'-hole. Come on in mates; the water's fine. The Old Swimmin' Hole (1940) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The Old Swimmin Hole - 1883 poem by James Whitcomb Riley on which the films were based; The Old Swimmin' Hole, an American comedy film directed by Joseph De Grasse; The Old Swimmin' Hole, an American drama film directed by Robert F. McGowan "The Old Swimmin’ Hole" by James Whitcomb Riley OH! [2] The Brooklyn Museum performed two minor restorations in 1954 and 1957. The painting then disappears from the historical record—there is no further reference to the painting in any records from Eakins or his circle of friends during Eakins' lifetime. This gave him a thorough knowledge of every form. Before its purchase by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, The Swimming Hole appears to have undergone seven different conservatory treatments. It is not known precisely why Coates failed to purchase the painting; however, it seems likely that Coates felt the work was too controversial to acquire. Previous retouches were removed and a natural resin varnish was applied. A reviewer for Exhibitors Herald summarized, "The theme of the picture is a light one—just the pleasant little love story of a country schoolboy and girl in the era of the youth of Tom Sawyer." [20], Before the mid-19th century, the subject of the nude male figure in Western art had long been reserved for classical subject matter. The Ol' Swimmin' Hole (also called The Ol' Swimmin' 'Ole) is an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit animated short released on February 6, 1928. Should the he-painters draw the horses and bulls, and the she-painters like Rosa Bonheur the mares and cows? Several layers of discolored varnish and overpaint were removed, exposing a rich and varied surface with brushwork ranging from the controlled, almost miniaturistic strokes forming the figures to the freer treatment of the landscape elements. Every year about this time I get an overwhelming urge to strip off naked, sling my britches across a willow limb and dive into the old Pine Hole. The Swimming Hole (also known as Swimming and The Old Swimming Hole) is an 1884–85 painting by the American artist Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), Goodrich catalog #190, in the collection of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. That gazed back at me so gay and glorified, It made me love myself, as I leaped to caress. it showed me a face in its warm sunny tide. Oh! And I wish in my sorrow I could strip to the soul. Compton The bees are in the locusts. English ladies of the last generation thought so and avoided the statue galleries, but do so no longer. Thare the bullrushes growed, and the cattails so tall. George Bellows' (1882–1925) Forty-two Kids, painted in 1907, bears obvious similarity to The Swimming Hole, although Bellows' painting has been interpreted as a parody of the Eakins, and the many naked children of the title are playing in the urban Hudson River of New York City rather than in a rural setting. [3] Since the Renaissance, the human body has been considered both the basis of artists' training and the most challenging subject to depict in art,[4] and the nude was the centerpiece of Eakins' teaching program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The swimmers are seen in the same spot and from the same vantage point, although their positions are entirely different from those in the painting. The diving figure being the most difficult to paint, was first modelled in wax. Of the angels lookin' out as we left Paradise; But the merry days of youth is beyond our controle. The basic composition remained unchanged, as all six men and the dog appeared in the sketch; however, Eakins, who usually adhered closely to his sketches when developing a final work, made several uncharacteristic alterations to the specific movements and positions of the figures. [14] In a November 27, 1885 letter to Eakins, Coates reasoned: as you will recall one of my chief ideas was to have from you a picture which might some day become part of the Academy collection. The Swimmin' Hole opened in 2005 to provide swimming lessons and other aquatic programs to our neighbors and friends in the community. "The scene with the three men on a platform may show the setting up of a pose—possibly for the reclining figure in The Swimming Hole. Eakins himself appears in the water at bottom right—in signature position, so to speak. [21] A series of photographs, relief sculptures, and oil sketches culminated in the 1883 Arcadia, a painting that also featured nude figures—posed for by a student, a nephew, and the artist's fiancée—in a pastoral landscape.[24]. [18] The ripple in the water next to Eakins, and the bubbles around the diver, are the only indications of movement in a painting where motion is otherwise arrested;[18] the water next to the red-headed figure in the lake is still enough to offer a clear reflection. Sketch of Harry's head, from two sided sketch for Swimming, oil on cardboard, ​10 1⁄2 × ​14 1⁄2 in (27 × 37 cm), 1884. Looked like a baby-river that was laying half asleep, And the gurgle of the worter round the drift jest below. [34] Coates, as Head of Instruction at Eakins' academy, would have been familiar with the subject matter of Eakins' works, and thus it seems unlikely that the nudity in the painting would have surprised or shocked him. the old swimmin'-hole! Told a great story in the “How do you know if you belong” post, about the old swimming hole in his home town back east. Can not anyone see into what contemptible inconsistencies such follies all lead? I see no impropriety in looking at the most beautiful of Nature's works, the naked figure. [43] Viewed in a broader context, The Swimming Hole has been cited as one of the few 19th-century American paintings that "engages directly with a newly emerging European tradition"—that of the male bather. She thinks her father should marry the widowed mother, Julie Harper, of her ... See full summary ». "The divergence between these sets of images may hint at lost or destroyed pictures, or it may tell us that the photographs came first, before Eakins' mental image had crystallized, and before the execution of his first oil sketch. whare the crick so still and deep. "[9], Eakins referred to the painting as Swimming in 1885, and as The Swimmers in 1886. Has covered up the old swimmin' hole Thirty feet straight up from where the old hole stood They sell twenty kinds of icecream and the food is good But it never can compare with the food for the soul You could get for a dip in the old swimmin' hole Oh the old swimmin' hole her cool waters ran deep Felt good to a boy with mud on his feet Old Swimmin' Hole in Brandywine Creek From "Out to Old Aunt Mary's" This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library. [2] Thereafter it was in the collection of the Fort Worth Art Association, the institutional predecessor of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and was displayed in the city's public library. That I have but little patience with the false modesty which is the greatest enemy to all figure painting. [40] Lloyd Goodrich (1897–1987) believed the work was "Eakins' most masterful use of the nude", with the solidly conceived figures perfectly integrated into the landscape, an image of subtle tonal construction and one of the artist's "richest pieces of painting". Tel the glad lilies rocked in the ripples that rolled; And the snake-feeder's four gauzy wings fluttered by. the old swimmin’–hole! [2] After the painting was acquired by the Fort Worth Art Association, it was often lent out for exhibitions and was damaged as a result. The Old Swimmin'-Hole | Deceased James Whitcomb Riley | ISBN: 9781286510179 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. When I last saw the place. The painting shows Eakins and five friends or students bathing at Dove Lake, an artificial lake in Mill Creek outside Philadelphia. In a letter to Coates on February 15 in which Eakins explained his reasons for resigning, he addressed the issue of nudity in his artwork: My figures at least are not a bunch of clothes with a head and hands sticking out but more nearly resemble the strong living bodies that most pictures show. Although the theme of male bathers was familiar in Western art, having been explored by artists from Michelangelo to Daumier,[7] Eakins' treatment was novel in American art at the time. Sounded like the laugh of something we onc't ust to know. It became part of the fabric of our lives, as American as apple pie or Huckleberry Finn. And dive off in my grave like the old swimmin'-hole. In 1925, The Swimming Hole was purchased from the artist's widow by the community of Fort Worth, Texas for $750 ($10,900 in 2019 dollars). Should men make only the statues of men to be looked at by men, while the statues of women should be made by women to be looked at by women only? [2] Four years later, she titled the work The Old Swimming Hole, in reference to the 1882 poem The Old Swimmin'-Hole; by James Whitcomb Riley. Oh! [11][12] The Amon Carter Museum has since returned to Eakins' original title, Swimming.[13]. [12] More recently, the painting's subject has been compared to the poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman (1819–92), particularly the section "Twenty-Eight Young Men Bathe by the Shore", given the shared interest in the imagery of men bathing in the nude. [25] Some time in 1883 or 1884, he photographed his students engaged in outdoor activities. In the happy days of yore. 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[10] It is possible that Eakins was seeking to reconcile an ancient theme with a modern interpretation; the subject was contemporary, but the poses of some of the figures recall those of classical sculpture. [35] Rather, it seems certain that Coates would have recognized the majority of men in the painting, as all but one were students of Eakins at the academy. [26] The poses in the photographs are more spontaneous, while those of the painting are deliberately composed with a classical "severity". [46] In a sentiment that reflected Eakins' philosophy, Bellows later explained his motivation for painting Forty-two Kids: "Prizefighters and swimmers are the only types whose muscular action can be painted in the nude legitimately. [2] A public outcry ensued, prompting the museum to search for a local buyer. It is based on the swimming excursions that were enjoyed by the artist and his students. The mud dobber builds on the pump house wall. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Jackie Moran (mitte) auf einer Karte zum Film The Old Swimmin' Hole. The scenes was all changed, like the change in my face; The bridge of the railroad now crosses the spot. 1h | Comedy | 27 February 1921 (USA) The normal life of a young farm boy as he goes to school and as he relaxes in the country is depicted. Must the poor old male body in the dissecting room be mutilated before Miss Prudery can dabble in his guts? The Story of The Swimming Hole A group of us got together to create a non-profit, community pool and fitness center. The old swimmin' hole. In the 19th century, it was not unusual for boys and men to swim without clothing in public, but there was no precedent for this subject in American painting. According to Barry, "The restoration revealed relatively little significant damage or deterioration not previously visible. [55] Eakins left a record simultaneously provocative and ambiguous on matters of sex. Responsibility: by James Whitcomb Riley ; … And in the latter end of a life so spent in study, you at least can imagine that painting is with me a very serious study. [27], Eakins' students swimming naked in Dove Lake, c. 1883–84, Landscape sketch, from two-sided sketch for Swimming, oil on paperboard, 4 × ​5 3⁄4 in (10 × 15 cm), 1884, Landscape sketch, for Swimming, oil on cardboard, 4 × ​5 3⁄4 in (10 × 15 cm), 1884, Sketch of figure, from two-sided sketch for Swimming, oil on paperboard, ​5 3⁄4 × 4 in (15 × 10 cm), 1884, Sketch of torso, from two-sided sketch for Swimming, oil on cardboard, 10½ × 14½ in (27 × 37 cm), 1884, An Eakins photograph from 1883, discovered in 1973. The Old Swimmin' Hole ( 1940) The Old Swimmin' Hole. A photograph from that time reveals cracks in the glazes and a drip mark, possibly caused by the splash of a caustic liquid. By the early 1880s, Eakins was using photography to explore sequential movement and as a reference for painting. Neglectful... Oh! [17] The lighting within the picture is unnatural—too bright in some places, and too dark in others—although the effect, which tends to accentuate the body lines of the swimmers, is generally subtle. Unlike his appearances in The Gross Clinic or Max Schmitt in a Single Scull, here the artist's presence is more ambiguous—he may be seen as companion, teacher, or voyeur. [42] Although there was an informal convention for multiple-figure compositions featuring female nudes, in America such paintings were exhibited in saloons rather than galleries; Eakins altered the gender and presented the subject as fine art. [22] Four photographs of his students swimming naked in Dove Lake have survived, and bear a clear relationship to The Swimming Hole. [2] Each of the men is looking at the water, in the words of Martin A. Berger, "apparently lost in a contemplative moment". Eventually, after tumultuous negotiations, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art agreed to purchase The Swimming Hole for $10 million ($20 million in 2019 dollars).[38][39]. Like the rain that ust to dapple up the old swimmin'-hole. You must not suppose from this that I depreciate the present work—such is not the case.[33]. Executed in oil on canvas, it depicts six men swimming naked in a lake, and is considered a masterpiece of American painting. The present canvas is to me admirable in many ways but I am inclined to believe that some of the pictures you have are even more representative, and it has been suggested would be perhaps more acceptable for the purpose which I have always had in view. the old swimmin’–hole! [14] The depiction of a professor and his students together in the nude would have been a sensitive subject for the academy's directors, who had forbidden Eakins from using Academy students as models, as modeling was considered indecent. We provide Swimming lessons, Special Needs program, … Oh! It shows a scene of healthy, manly, outdoor activity: a group of young fellows having stripped off for a dip. The old swimmin' hole. The Old Swimmin’ Hole” By James Whitcomb Riley. [3][16] Eakins enforces this pyramidal structure by manipulating the focus of the painting: the center area containing the swimmers is extremely precise, while the outer areas are diffuse, with "virtually no moderating zones in between". The Old Swimmin' Hole is a 1940 American drama film directed by Robert F. McGowan. [2] It may have been restored prior to its inclusion in Eakins' memorial exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1917. When the humdrum of school made so many run-a-ways. Such indignities anger me. In 1990, the museum announced it intended to sell the painting to build an endowment for the purchase of contemporary art. 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