Amy Werbel And John Fagg in conversation by The Barber Institute published on 2016-12-14T12:33:04Z “What factors shaped the way Bellows and other Ashcan School artists approached nude studies?” Academics Amy Werbel (Professor, History of Art Department State University of New York - Fashion Institute of Technology) and John Fagg (Director of American and Canadian Studies Centre, University of Birmingham) in conversation at the Barber Institute on Thursday 3rd November 2016. Genre Learning Comment by Amy Werbel Hi - this is Amy. I have a small correction to my comments -- Thomas Eakins started teaching at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1876, but only became Director in 1882. Apologies! 2017-03-04T20:14:47Z