[Thomas Eakins, Nude, Playing Pipes] 1883

This black and white photograph by Thomas Eakins, titled *Nude, Playing Pipes,* features a nude male subject playing a pipe instrument. Eakins, a prominent American realist painter, is known for his anatomical accuracy and directness in portraying the human form. The photograph's composition, with the subject's back to the viewer, creates a sense of intimacy and vulnerability, inviting the viewer to consider the individual's physicality and the act of music-making. The photograph, made in 1883, is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.