Whistler's mother : portrait of an extraordinary life
Sutherland, Daniel E.2018
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Place reservation for Whistler's mother : portrait of an extraordinary lifeDiscover the extraordinary woman behind one of the most famous images of motherhood in Western art Judged by the portrait 'Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1' (1871), painted by her son James McNeill Whistler, Anna Whistler (1804-1881) appears to have been a pious, unassuming, domestic woman. This characterization, however, is far from the whole truth. Anna was born in the slaveholding South, raised principally in Brooklyn, New York, and resided for many years in both Russia and Great Britain, and her life was filled with adventure and excitement. The authors' unprecedented use of her private diaries and correspondence results in a crisp biographical rendering that reveals a resilient, vibrant, bright, and deeply engaged woman.
Main title:
Whistler's mother : portrait of an extraordinary life / Daniel E. Sutherland, Georgia Toutziari.
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2018.New Haven : Yale University Press, 2018.
Collation:
288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780300229684 (hbk)
Dewey class:
759.13
Language:
English
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BRN:
1900784
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