Claim: Thomas Eakins was a famous member of the New York Times who was the life drawing and anatomy instructor for several years until he left in 1876 to become an instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but his membership was later revoked because of a scandal in 1886.
Evidence: Eakins returned to the Pennsylvania Academy to teach in 1876 as a volunteer after the opening of the school's new Frank Furness designed building. He was ultimately forced to resign in 1886, for removing the loincloth of a male model in a class where female students were present.