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Whistler and the world : the Lunder Collection of James McNeill Whistler at the Colby College Museum of Art / [curated and edited by Justin McCann].
- Title
- Whistler and the world : the Lunder Collection of James McNeill Whistler at the Colby College Museum of Art / [curated and edited by Justin McCann].
- Author
- Colby College. Museum of Art host institution.
- Publication
- Waterville, ME : Colby College Museum of Art, [2015]
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- Description
- xi, 288 pages : illustrations; 32 cm
- Summary
- Celebrating the renowned Lunder Collection of James McNeill Whistler, this lavishly illustrated volume commemorates an artist who dedicated his life to the pursuit of beauty. It also honors the commitment of Peter and Paula Lunder to share that beauty by making it available for all to enjoy at the Colby College Museum of Art. Reproducing the entirety of the collection - more than 300 works in total - the catalogue contains the finest and most extraordinary examples of his work from across his illustrious career. Twenty-four essays from leading and emerging scholars provide insightful analyses and thoughtful reflections on one of the most innovative and rebellious artists of the nineteenth century. This volume pays tribute to Whistler's creative force and to the exquisite ways he elevated his surroundings into the realm of art. each work in the catalogue is one part of what Whistler termed "the story of the beautiful," a quest to capture the beauty he saw in the world, a mission to enrich lives through his art. This is a story the Lunder Collection tells superbly.
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- Exhibition catalogs
- Note
- "This publication accompanies the exhibition Whistler and the World: The Lunder Collection of James McNeill Whistler at the Colby College Museum of Art, organized by the Colby College Museum of Art, and on view from September 24, 2015, to January 10, 2016. Exhibition curated by Justin McCann."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Beginnings. Aging and Whistler's La mère Gérard / Catherine Maguire ; Aesthetic travels: Whistler's "French set" / Maya E. Foo ; "No private life": Whistler's The music room / Marina Wells ; Working on water: Whistler and the watermen of the Thames / Justin McCann ; Perception and remembrance in Whistler's London landscape / John Siewert ; Aesthetic beginnings: Whistler's concern for color / Kirsten Marples ; James McNeill Whistler and the canvas of fashion / Ramey Mize ; Whistler and the daughters Leyland / Lauren Lessing -- On the move. An aesthetic blend of East and West / Maria Bowe ; Guitar power: the artist as musician / Justin McCann ; Stealing the spirit from night: Whistler's etched nocturnes / Margaret F. MacDonald ; Bright beauties: Whistler's Venice pastels / Elizabeth Finch ; "All my beautiful doorways": a reflection on Whistler outside / Martha Tedeschi ; Whistler's "Little game" / Lee Glazer ; Whistler and the art of making money / Veronica Vesnaver ; Whistler and the City of Light / Linda Merrill ; The Whistler show / Sarah Burns -- The late years. Looking back: Whistler and French Renaissance architecture / Caroline Pelham ; Bridge, Amsterdam: synthesizing Whistler's artistic developments / Francesca Soriano ; The Whistler album: photography and the "complete effect" / Diana Tuite ; Whistler's nudes / Kenneth John Myers ; In the pursuit of beauty: Whistler's return to Paris / Josephine Rodgers ; Whistler's brother / Magdalen Abe -- Whistler in context. Aesthetic harmonies: Whistler in context / Tanya Sheehan.
- ISBN
- 9780972848411
- 097284841X
- LCCN
- ^^2015023016
- OCLC
- 910964866
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library