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36-913: Anshutz was born in Newport, Kentucky in 1851. He grew up in Newport and Wheeling, West Virginia . His early art instruction took place at the National Academy of Design in the early 1870s, where he studied under Lemuel Wilmarth . In 1875, he moved to Philadelphia and studied with Thomas Eakins at the Philadelphia Sketch Club , beginning a close association between the two. In 1892, Anshutz married Effie Shriver Russell. The two spent their honeymoon in Paris , where Anshutz attended classes at Académie Julian . In 1893 they returned to Philadelphia. Later in his life he proclaimed himself

72-587: A socialist . He retired from teaching in the fall of 1911 due to poor health and died on June 16, 1912. In 1876, Anshutz enrolled as a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , the same year Thomas Eakins began teaching there. Eakins was Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy and Christian Schussele was Professor of Drawing and Painting. In 1878 Anshutz became Eakins's assistant, eventually succeeding Eakins as Chief Demonstrator when Eakins

108-436: A male householder with no spouse present, and 31.6% had a female householder with no spouse present. 45.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98, and the average family size was 2.82. 15.4% of the city's population were under the age of 18, 69.4% were 18 to 64, and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The median age

144-634: A portion of letters, glass negatives , and photographs to the Archives of American Art . A second donation from the Anshutz family took place in 1971 and 1972. The materials were microfilmed and returned to the family. Newport, Kentucky Newport is a home rule-class city at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers in Campbell County, Kentucky , United States. The population

180-611: A series of bright oil landscape paintings that were never exhibited. He continued to participate in the Darby School until 1910. He was elected as an Associate member of the National Academy of Design in 1910. He served as president of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. In 1971 Robert and Joy McCarty, who lived in the home formerly owned by the Anshutz family in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania , donated

216-466: A teacher, Anshutz, according to art historian Sanford Schwartz, "was known as much for his approachability as his sarcasm, which apparently wasn't of the withering variety." The Anshutz family regularly vacationed in Holly Beach, New Jersey which served as a creative place for the painter. There he experimented with watercolors , bright color palette , and simple compositions. He also photographed

252-453: A widespread illegal sale of alcohol. Many gangsters began to smuggle alcohol into the city to supply citizens and businesses. Speakeasies , bribery, and corruption became a norm in Newport. A well known Newport crime boss was gambler and National Crime Syndicate member Ed Levinson . In 1921, Newport was rocked by a steel mill strike of +2,000 workers, following the end of WW1 and steel industry downturn. The strike involved one in five of

288-519: Is acceptable, as Newport is located at the boundary between those regions. Newport is located within a transition zone and is proximal to the extreme northern limit of the humid subtropical climate of the Southeastern United States. As of the census of 2020, there were 14,150 people living in the city, for a population density of 5,136.12 people per square mile (1,982.99/km ). There were 7,361 housing units. The racial makeup of

324-633: The Newport Independent Schools School District. The district has one elementary school, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school. Newport is also home to a Catholic private high school; Newport Central Catholic is a coed private Catholic school in central Newport which has been operating for over 100 years. Newport has a public library , a branch of the Campbell County Public Library. A pivotal scene (in which

360-746: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km ), of which 2.7 square miles (7.0 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km ) (8.42%) is water. Newport is located within the Bluegrass region found in the Upland South of the United States of America. Newport is also commonly referred to as being located in the Midwest . Either description of Upland South or Midwest

396-572: The "Sin City" tourism of the past. In May 1999 the $ 40-million Newport Aquarium opened, and the historic Posey Flats apartments were leveled in favor of the Newport on the Levee entertainment complex, which opened the following year. In 1997 plans for a 1,015-foot (309 m) structure called the "Millennium Tower" were revealed. The tower's main selling point was that building it would be financed by private money, as opposed to taxpayer money. The tower

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432-408: The 19th century, the overwhelming majority of the population lived in Newport and the surrounding cities. Many citizens did not like traveling south to Alexandria to conduct county business, as southern Campbell County was primarily undeveloped. In 1883, Newport successfully lobbied the state legislature for an exception to state law, which both required that a county seat be located in the center of

468-580: The 2011 political thriller The Ides of March was shot in Newport. The scene (in which Molly Stearns overdoses) was shot at the Comfort Inn located at 420 Riverboat Row facing downtown Cincinnati across the Dan C Beard Bridge in Kentucky. The Cincinnati area's Fox affiliate, WXIX-TV (channel 19) is allocated and licensed to Newport, though its actual operations and transmitter has always been across

504-534: The autistic character Raymond Babbitt counts the toothpicks) in the 1988 film Rain Man was filmed in Newport at Pompilio's Italian restaurant. Scenes from the Netflix original movie Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) were filmed in Newport. The scenes from Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) showcase parts of Monmonuth Street, Pepper Pod, and Newport's historic court house. A scene from

540-403: The average family size was 3.09. In the city the population was spread out, with 22.2% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. The median income for a household in the city

576-509: The casinos, which were replaced by peep shows and adult strip clubs. Many of the old businesses disappeared when parking became difficult on Monmouth Street and the commercial district opened on the hill of south Newport. A garage at 938 John Street manufacturing illegal fireworks exploded without warning in 1981, leaving severe damage up to a six-block radius. In the 1980s and 1990s, Newport made plans to develop its riverfront and core to focus primarily on "family friendly" tourism, instead of

612-410: The city was 79.7% White , 9.1% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.0% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 2.7% from some other race , and 7.2% from two or more races. 5.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,699 households, out of which 21.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were married couples living together, 28.2% had

648-464: The club. " Anshutz was promoted to Eakins's position at the academy. Anshutz would briefly travel to Europe, focusing primarily on his teaching in Philadelphia. Numerous artists studied under Anshutz, including Elizabeth Sparhawk-Jones , George Luks , Charles Demuth , John Sloan , Charles Sheeler , Everett Shinn , John Marin , William Glackens , Robert Henri and Margaret Taylor Fox . As

684-675: The county, and that certain county business only be conducted at the county seat. Frankfort passed a special law, creating the Newport Court House District, and within that district, the Newport Courthouse Commission which functioned as a special taxing district, so that an additional courthouse could be built, and business could take place in Newport, in addition to Alexandria. In 2008, the Kentucky General Assembly removed

720-581: The first bridge spanning the Ohio River to Cincinnati, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge , opened in 1866. Newport experienced large German immigration in the 1880-90s. By 1900, Newport was the third largest city in Kentucky, after Covington and Louisville, although Newport and Covington were rightly considered satellites of Cincinnati. Prohibition under the Volstead Act of 1919 resulted in

756-566: The land twenty years prior. It was not named for its position on the river but for Christopher Newport , the commander of the first ship to reach Jamestown, Virginia , in 1607. Newport was established as a town on December 14, 1795, and incorporated as a city on February 24, 1834. In 1803, the Ft. Washington military post was moved from Cincinnati to become the Newport Barracks . A bridge first connected Newport to Covington in 1853, and

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792-912: The least picturesque or sublime." It is now in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco . Around 1880, Eakins became involved in photography, incorporating it into his classes and using it as a tool for his artwork. Anshutz and other students at the academy started to make use of the camera , posing models and making prints for study. Anshutz participated in Eakins's The Naked Series , photographing nude models in seven pre-defined standing poses. He modeled for Eakins himself, along with colleagues such as J. Laurie Wallace and Covington Few Seiss, who would pose outdoors nude, often wrestling , swimming and boxing . Eadweard Muybridge eventually made his way to Philadelphia and Anshutz and Eakins helped build Muybridge's zoopraxiscope . Eakins

828-569: The natural environment, utilizing the images as studies for paintings, specifically Holly Beach and trips down the Delaware and Maurice rivers. Although Anshutz experimented persistently with landscape painting, he was more well known for his portraiture , which won him numerous awards in the 1890s and 1900s. In 1898 he and Hugh Breckenridge co-founded the Darby School, a summer school outside of Philadelphia which emphasized plein air painting. At Darby, Anshutz created his most abstract works,

864-618: The population were employed, and 35.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. As of the census of 2010, there were 15,273 people, 6,194 households, and 3,273 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,267.8 inhabitants per square mile (2,420.0/km ). There were 7,828 housing units at an average density of 2,878.0 per square mile (1,111.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 86.3% White , 7.6% African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.7% Asian , less than 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.8% from other races , and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of

900-408: The population. There were 6,194 households, out of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.7% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and

936-602: The river in Hamilton County, Ohio . Holly Beach, New Jersey Holly Beach City was a borough that existed in Cape May County , New Jersey , United States, from 1885 to 1912. The municipality was first formed as Holly Beach , which was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1885, from portions of Lower Township , based on the results of

972-536: The strike did not formally end until seven years later in 1928, without union recognition for the three locals. Newport's worst natural disaster occurred in 1937, when a flood covered a great part of the city. A flood wall was completed in 1948, and remains a significant part of Newport's landscape. Newport once had the reputation of "Sin City" due to its upscale gambling casinos on Monmouth street. Monmouth also had many men's stores, restaurants, and ice cream parlors. Investigations for racketeering pushed out

1008-676: The taxing authority from the Courthouse Commission, but left the District and Commission intact. In 2009, a court ruled that Alexandria is the only county seat, and Newport is not a county seat. On November 24, 2010, the Kentucky Court of Appeals disagreed, and granted Newport equal status as a county seat. On August 25, 2011, the Supreme Court of Kentucky denied review of the appellate decision. According to

1044-454: The town's workers and was over recognition for the three unskilled union locals that made up the four locals within the union. During it, following unrest and the company arming the mill with machine guns, state militia companies and later tanks were stationed in the town, withdrawn in late 1922. The strike was partially broken by the end of 1922 with some steelworkers leaving the town and others finding separate jobs in Newport. However,

1080-509: Was $ 27,451, and the median income for a family was $ 32,858. Males had a median income of $ 29,337 versus $ 22,723 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,207. About 20.7% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line , including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over. Newport is home to Newport on the Levee , a dining and entertainment complex located on Third Street, which includes Newport Aquarium . Newport Public Schools are part of

1116-467: Was 14,150 at the 2020 census . Historically, it was one of four county seats of Campbell County. Newport is a major urban center of Northern Kentucky and is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area . Newport was settled c.  1791 by James Taylor Jr. on land purchased by his father James Sr. from George Muse, who received it as a grant. Taylor's brother, Hubbard Taylor, had been mapping

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1152-422: Was 38.4. For every 100 females, there were 119.6 males. According to the U.S. Census American Community Survey , for the period 2016-2020 the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $ 44,095, and the median income for a family was $ 89,115. About 23.2% of the population were living below the poverty line , including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 34.4% of those age 65 or over. About 54.0% of

1188-428: Was exhibited at the Philadelphia Sketch Club in 1881 and compared to Eakins's work by art critics . Art historian Randall C. Griffin has written of it: "One of the first American paintings to depict the bleakness of factory life, The Ironworkers' Noontime appears to be a clear indictment of industrialization. Its brutal candor startled critics, who saw it as unexpectedly confrontational—a chilling industrial snapshot not

1224-475: Was expected to be completed by 2003, but investors later pulled out and no construction was done. Today the site for the tower is a parking lot next to the World Peace Bell. In the 21st century, Newport has experienced development with the entertainment industry. Newport is a county seat of Campbell County , and was previously a county seat from 1797 until 1823, and again from 1824 until 1840. In

1260-412: Was forced to resign from the academy in an 1886 scandal that was sparked by his use of a fully nude male model in front of either an all-female or a mixed-male-and-female class. Anshutz did not defend his mentor; he co-signed a letter 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

1296-460: Was promoted to Professor of Drawing and Painting. In 1880, while still a student, Anshutz completed his first major work, The Ironworkers' Noontime . The Ironworkers' Noontime , Anshutz's most well known painting, depicts twenty-or-so workers on their break in the yard of a foundry . Painted near Wheeling, West Virginia , it is conceived in a naturalistic style similar to that of Eakins, although Eakins never painted industrial subjects. The piece

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