James McNeill Whistler
Subtitle: beyond the myth
By: Ronald Anderson & Anne Koval.
Contributors: Koval, Anne.
Edition: 1st Carroll & Garf ed.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
Subjects: Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903; Artists -- United States -- Biography
Description: The myth perpetuated throughout Whistler's life - of a witty, irascible dandy endlessly feuding with the establishment or anyone else who stood in his way - clouds his artistic achievement. Now, for the first time, his art and life are brought together in this major new biography to recreate the extraordinary career of the man behind the myth.

By examining Whistler's life and work together with the impact his followers, collectors and friends made on his reputation after his death, Anderson and Koval show this most controversial and accomplished artist to be one of the most remarkable men of his age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 514-518) and index.