He was the most notorious and misunderstood American artist of his time, and also the most influential. To this day James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) is one of the most recognized names in painting because of his celebrated (and endlessly satirized) Whistler's Mother, one of the treasures of the Louvre. He was, to say the least, a character. Born in Massachusetts, he claimed to be a Southerner and wound up living most of his life abroad—in Russia, France, and England (though he could not tolerate more than brief periods in France and thoroughly disliked the English). Whistler's sense of belligerent alienation erupted in ways that were endlessly fascinating to both Europeans and Americans: his insatiable urge to take his grievances to court (including literary and artistic grievances); his feuds and vendettas with such worthies as Ruskin, Wilde, and Beardsley; his acid wit and libelous invective; his ability to set fashions in art, dress, even lifestyle; his love affairs and relentless social climbing—his was a flamboyant life, told here "with clarity, judgment, and liveliness" (Leon Edel).
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"New material, superb scholarship, human and artistic insights will probably establish Weintraub's elegant biography of James McNeill Whistler as definitive," said PW , praising this treatment of the artist who emerges here as a difficult person and extraordinary painter. Photos.
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... a sparkling narrative that gives us a very intimate account of the artist's life. --Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review
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"DETERMINED that no mendacious scamp shall tell the foolish truths about me when centuries have gone by, and anxiety no longer pulls at the pen of the 'pupil' who should sell the soul of his Master." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lindsey Row, Anna Whistler, West Point, Burne Jones, New York, White House, Royal Academy, Tite Street, Sir William, Peacock Room, Battersea Bridge, British Artists, Suffolk Street, Grosvenor Gallery, Pall Mall Gazette, Prince's Gate, Rue du Bac, Cheyne Walk, Tom Armstrong, Tudor House, Bond Street, George Moore, Rosa Corder, Seymour Haden, United States New!
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"DETERMINED that no mendacious scamp shall tell the foolish truths about me when centuries have gone by, and anxiety no longer pulls at the pen of the 'pupil' who should sell the soul of his Master." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hanging committee, gentle art, idle apprentice Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lindsey Row, Anna Whistler, West Point, Burne Jones, New York, White House, Royal Academy, Tite Street, Sir William, Peacock Room, Battersea Bridge, British Artists, Suffolk Street, Grosvenor Gallery, Pall Mall Gazette, Prince's Gate, Rue du Bac, Cheyne Walk, Tom Armstrong, Tudor House, Bond Street, George Moore, Rosa Corder, Seymour Haden, United States New!
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- The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by James M. Whistler on 7 pages
- Henry James by Leon Edel in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Modern Painters by John Ruskin on page 189, and page 211
- George Lucas (A & E Biography) by Dana White in Front Matter, and page 75
- White Rose by R. Garcia y Robertson in Back Matter
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- Ageing and Popular Culture by Andrew Blaikie on page 148, and Back Matter
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- Uncrowned King: The Life of Prince Albert by Stanley Weintraub in Front Matter
- The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque: A Novel by Jeffrey Ford in Back Matter
- After Sir Joshua: Essays on British Art and Cultural History (Studies in British Art) (v. 15) by Richard Wendorf on page 106
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