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Whistler, Women, and Fashion

Susan Grace Galassi

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Costume and fashion were a lifelong obsession for James McNeill Whistler . 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.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release: May 11, 2003

ISBN: 0300099061

ISBN 13: 9780300099065

Whistler, Women, and Fashion

Susan Grace Galassi

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Costume and fashion were a lifelong obsession for James McNeill Whistler . 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.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Yale University Press

Release: May 11, 2003

ISBN: 0300099061

ISBN 13: 9780300099065

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