Conversation so far:
What did Thomas Eakins do?
Eakins has been credited with having "introduced the camera to the American art studio".
How did he introduce the camera?
Eakins was more interested in precision measurements on a single image to aid in translating a motion into a painting.
What was some of his work?
Mending the Net (1881) and Arcadia (1883).

Question: Did his work get noticed by anyone?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Thomas Eakins work get noticed by anyone?