Question

A large portrait by John Singer Sargent of a man with this profession shows him resting his hand in the tassel of his bright red banyan. (10[1])Another painting (-5[1])of a man with this job assisted by Franklin West was parodied by the students of its artist in a photograph where the subject (10[1])holds an axe. An artist inserted himself behind Mary Clymer (10[1])and to the side of a raised (10[1])seating area in a painting depicting a man with this (10[1])job commissioned for his retirement. (-5[1])Another painting showing a man with this job that was rejected by the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia depicts a woman in black looking away in horror (10[1])while students take notes. For 10 points, (10[1])two Thomas Eakins paintings portrayed men of what profession held by David Agnew and Samuel Gross? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: doctors [accept surgeons or physicians or gynecologists or clinicians; accept professors of medicine or professors of surgery; prompt on teachers or professors by asking “what do they teach?”]
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2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia11/11/2023Y9100%0%22%86.44

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew MinagarYale BRutgers A2510
Nathan ZhangCornell CPenn A27-5
Chenyao LiuPenn BVassar5110
Ashish KumbhardareRowan AColumbia B6110
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU ABard A6810
Austin GuoPrinceton AColumbia C7810
Arjun BothraHaverfordColumbia A83-5
Jupiter DingPrinceton BRutgers B11010
William OrrYale AYale C11710
John John GrogerColumbia AHaverford13410
Alex MoonPenn ACornell C13410