Whistler's Mother An American Icon

Name: Whistler's Mother An American Icon
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ISBN: 9780853318569

ISBN-10: 0853318565

ISBN-13: 9780853318569

Edition: 2003

Authors: Margaret F. MacDonald, Kevin Sharp, Martha Tedeschi, Georgia Toutziari, William Vaughan

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In 1871 James McNeill Whistler painted the famous portrait of his mother, Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter's Mother. It enjoyed a colourful history: threatened by rejection at the Royal Academy, pawned by the artist, bought by the Muse du Luxembourg in Paris, it now hangs in the Muse d'Orsay, Paris. Through exhibitions, publications and caricatures, it has become one of the most familiar images of the century, and a great American icon.This illustrated volume looks at the genesis and history of the portrait, and examines the relationship between mother and son that inspired the painting. It explores the growth of Whistler's 'Mother' as a potent image, its appearance…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers, Limited
Publication date: 6/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Contents


Introduction



Anna Matilda Whistler: a life



The painting of Whistler's Mother



The selling of Whistler's Mother



Pleasant dreams: Whistler's Mother on tour in America, 1932-4



A chance meeting of Whistler and Freud? Artists and their mothers in modern times



The face that launched a thousand images: Whistler's Mother and popular culture



Bibliography


Index