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Frank Stephens (sculptor)

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213:, all PAFA instructors, next took their accusations to the Philadelphia Sketch Club: "We hereby charge Mr. Thom Eakins with conduct unworthy of a gentleman & discreditable to this organization & ask his expulsion from the club." A committee investigated, concluding that: "Eakins has used his position as an artist and his authority as a teacher to commit certain trespasses on common decency and good morals." His honorary membership in the club was revoked. 250:, a Philadelphia architect, in 1895-1896 during the single-tax campaign to win political control of the state. The single-taxers hoped that by gaining control of a small political entity they could put their principles into action and prove the legitimacy of Henry George's aims. Although the campaign failed — many activists (including Stephens) were jailed — but Price and Stephens did not give up their dream of creating a utopian community. 165:
at various times between 1879 and 1885. He served as Eakins' teaching assistant beginning in 1880, and married Eakins' sister Caroline "Caddie" Eakins on June 14, 1884. They had three children, Margaret, Donald, and Roger. Caroline died after giving birth in 1889. Stephens' second marriage was to
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levied on the actual value of land irrespective of improvements a person might make. George platformed on this philosophy in his 1886 New York City mayoral bid, and despite losing was successful enough for a subsequent run. Stephens joined his campaign in 1895.
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On February 9, 1886, Stephens accused brother-in-law Thomas Eakins of sexual misconduct with his PAFA students and with his deceased sister Margaret. The charges ignited
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The charges of sexual misconduct and incest were unproven, but Eakins's personal reputation was ruined, something from which he never totally recovered.
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Stephens continued to live and lead in Arden for three decades after its founding, earning the nickname "Patro" (a word meaning "Father" in
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on June 12, 1900. Price and Stephens named their newly founded community after the idyllic Forest of Arden from
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Along with their economic philosophy, Price and Stephens shared a belief in the principles of
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Elenor Getty on November 29, 1905; they had 10 children.
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for a more equitable distribution of wealth, through a
275:, and adopted "You are welcome hither" (a line from 102: 90: 80: 66: 48: 32: 507: 401: 311:(another Georgian community he had helped start). 474:(New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 60. 125:, political activist and co-founder of a utopian 356:. University of Pennsylvania (Master's thesis). 347: 345: 343: 493:"Forgotten Writings of Arden's Frank Stephens" 571:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts faculty 506:Thomas, George E. and Robert Venturi (2000). 149:and Charlotte Ann Wevil. He briefly attended 8: 566:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni 206:that Eakins was forced to resign from PAFA. 328: 326: 324: 224:Stephens was influenced by the theories of 209:Stephens, his cousin Charles Stephens, and 40: 29: 486: 484: 482: 480: 178:decorative arts business with classmates 174:Following art school, Stephens formed a 141:Stephens was born December 28, 1859, in 432:Kathleen A. Foster and Cheryl Leibold, 320: 161:(PAFA) in 1875, where he studied under 371:. Oxford University Press. p. 62. 228:, who argued in his 1879 publication 159:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 7: 194:from 1881 until his death in 1935. 25: 514:. Princeton Architectural Press. 408:. Yale University Press. p.  537:"Arden: From Theory to Practice" 137:Early life, education and family 616:19th-century American sculptors 606:20th-century American sculptors 400:Kirkpatrick, Sydney D. (2006). 596:People from Rahway, New Jersey 352:Edwards, Eliza Harvey (1993). 1: 495:. Collecting Delaware Books. 404:The Revenge of Thomas Eakins 121:(1859–1935) was an American 561:Sculptors from Pennsylvania 258:With the financial help of 642: 198:Accusations against Eakins 180:Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. 621:19th-century male artists 611:20th-century male artists 601:Sculptors from New Jersey 576:Students of Thomas Eakins 190:. 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Index

George Francis Stephens

Rahway, New Jersey
Gilpin Point, Maryland
Community planning
Arden, Delaware
Georgism
Arts and Crafts Movement
sculptor
single-tax
Arden, Delaware
Rahway, New Jersey
Henry Louis Stephens
Rutgers College
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Thomas Eakins
Philadelphia
Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr.
Philadelphia City Hall
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia Sketch Club
such a controversy
Thomas Anshutz
Henry George
Progress and Poverty
single tax
Delaware
William Lightfoot Price
Joseph Fels

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