Costume and fashion were a lifelong obsession for James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). His exquisite depictions of women and the details of their clothing contributed to his career as one of the most accomplished and successful, if controversial, artists of the 19th century. This illustrated manual focuses on fashion in Whistler's art as a key to understanding his life and work and as a means of exploring his relationship with women and his portraits of them. The text offers insights into some of Whistler's most beloved masterpieces in the context of art and fashion in the Victorian period. Illustrated with paintings, pastels, prints and drawings by Whistler, the work also presents photographs of his sitters, contemporary costumes, works by other artists of the period, and artefacts from Whistler's studio. These illustrations, with material drawn from the Centre for Whistler Studies in Glasgow, illuminate the interaction between the artist and the women he portrayed during his 50 years in Paris and London - mistresses, family members, artists, actresses, aristocrats, and many others.
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"[S]avvy." -- Grace Glueck, New York Times
An engrossing study of the artist's obsession with clothes. -- Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times Book Review
An engrossing study of the artist's obsession with clothes. -- Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times Book Review
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This book accompanies an exhibition at The Frick Collection in New York City from April 22 to July 13, 2003. Published in association with The Frick Collection
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Beautiful color fashion magazine of the nineteenth century,
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I received this book as a gift from my art teacher for my high-school graduation. I only knew a few works of Whistler then, like Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist's Mother--which is an amazing piece of art, but not as sensual and beautiful as other portraits that are abound in this volume.
As a teenager I adored this book, which discusses the role of painted portrait for socialites of the time, and speaks the fashion language of cloth, hem and colors for each portrait.
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A YOUNG WOMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, Anna Matilda McNeill, visited England in 1829: we went to the most fashionable hair dresser's. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aesthetic dress, tea gown, wove paper, fashionable woman, fur jacket Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Frances Leyland, Lady Archie, Department of Special Collections, University of Glasgow, Rosa Corder, Hunterian Art Gallery, Royal Academy, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Freer Gallery of Art, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Birnie Philip Bequest, Maud Franklin, Beatrice Whistler, Lindsey Row, Lady Archibald Campbell, Smithsonian Institution, Courtauld Institute, Henry James, Louise Jopling, National Gallery of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, George Du Maurier, Grosvenor Gallery, Ethel Philip New!
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A YOUNG WOMAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA, Anna Matilda McNeill, visited England in 1829: we went to the most fashionable hair dresser's. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
aesthetic dress, tea gown, wove paper, fashionable woman, fur jacket Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Frances Leyland, Lady Archie, Department of Special Collections, University of Glasgow, Rosa Corder, Hunterian Art Gallery, Royal Academy, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Freer Gallery of Art, Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Birnie Philip Bequest, Maud Franklin, Beatrice Whistler, Lindsey Row, Lady Archibald Campbell, Smithsonian Institution, Courtauld Institute, Henry James, Louise Jopling, National Gallery of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, George Du Maurier, Grosvenor Gallery, Ethel Philip New!
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