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  James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Etchings of James McNeill Whistler, by Katharine Lochnan.
James McNeill Whistler, by Richard Dorment and Margaret F. MacDonald.
In Pursuit of the Butterfly: Portraits of James McNeill Whistler, by Eric Denker.
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 James McNeill Whistler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 14, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American-born, British based painter and etcher.
Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in the United States; the house is now preserved as the Whistler House Museum of Art.
His father, George Washington Whistler, was invited to Russia in 1842 to build a railroad and James learned French in school while there.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler's most notable painting is without a doubt the portrait of his mother called 'Arrangement in Gray and Black, No. 1' but better known under the name 'Whistler's Mother'.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was of the opinion that art should be concentrating on beauty in colour and form (l'art pour l'art) rather than depicting objects exactly as if they were real objects.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a good friend of many important artists, including Antonio de La Gandara, Edouard Manet and writer Oscar Wilde.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler Biography / Biography of James Abbott McNeill Whistler Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
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The American painter, etcher, and lithographer James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) created a new set of esthetic principles, championed art for art's sake, and introduced a subtle style of painting in which atmosphere and mood predominated.
James McNeill Whistler was born in Lowell, Mass., on July 10, 1834, the son of Major George Whistler, a railroad engineer.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Biography. - Olga's Gallery
James McNeill Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, in 1834.
“James McNeill Whistler’s position in the history of British art is as paradoxical as his personality: flamboyant dandy and wit, he was also a serious craftsman, tirelessly dedicated to the perfection of his art.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Pastels by James McNeill Whistler, James Abbott McNeil, Robert H. Getscher (Introduction).
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 Biography - Jim Abbott, Motivational Speaker, One Handed Baseball Pitcher and Motivational Keynote Sports Business ...
Abbott spent hours as a youngster bouncing a ball off a wall to practice fielding as well as throwing.
Abbott led the Wolverines to Big Ten titles in his freshmen and junior years and won the prestigious Golden Spikes Award, presented annually to the outstanding college baseball player in the United States.He had a career record of 26 wins and 8 losses at the school.
Jim Abbott was one of only three pitchers during the 1980s to win his first professional game at the major league level.
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 HighBeam Encyclopedia - Whistler, James Abbott McNeill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL [Whistler, James Abbott McNeill] 1834-1903, American painter, etcher, wit, and eccentric, b.
Whistler was dismissed from West Point for insufficient knowledge of chemistry and from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, where he had learned etching and map engraving, for erratic attendance.
Once out of fashion, James Whistler actually was quite into fashion.
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 James McNeill Whistler
James McNeill Whistler, the painter of that most American of works--the very icon of American motherhood--"Arrangement in Grey and Black" (better known, of course, as "Whistler's Mother"), ironically left the United States at the age of twenty-one, never to return.
The exhibition "James McNeill Whistler", now ending its run at the National Gallery in Washington, attempts to remedy this inattention by displaying major works spanning his artistic career.
Although a contemporary of the Impressionists, Whistler walked his own path from the Realism of Courbet to an aesthetic approach of "Art for Art's Sake." As one of the first westerners to be influenced by the artistic tradition of Japan, Whistler developed an aesthetic response to living.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler [1834-1903] - Featured Artist on Artfact.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) : Library of Congress...
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler Biography - Renoir Fine Art Inc.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler Biography - Renoir Fine Art Inc.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter and etcher, who assimilated Japanese art styles, made technical innovations, and championed modern art.
Whistler was born on July 10, 1834, in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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 James McNeill Whistler Online
James McNeill Whistler in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Database
James McNeill Whistler at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. James McNeill Whistler at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Washington D.C. No Day Without A Line: Whistler in the Archives of American Art
All images and text on this James McNeill Whistler page are copyright 1999-2005 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
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 A concise history of the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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James Abbott McNeil Whistler, American born painter whose studies and work were mainly to take place outside USA.
As a child Whistler studied drawing at the Imperial Academy of Science in St. Petersburg whilst his father was working in Russia, then at the age of 14 went to stay with his Sister in London returning to America 1 year later on the death of his father.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834–1903, American painter, etcher, wit, and eccentric, b.
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James McNeill Whistler - Artist, born 11 July 1834, Portraitist and painter of Whistler's Mother
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Whistler Oil Paintings, Whistler Biography & Whistler Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Whistler Oil Paintings, Whistler Biography & Whistler Gallery
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was born on July 10, 1834 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Whistler referred to himself as "the butterfly" and used a butterfly motif as his signature.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler
During that time, I had been selling artwork at galleries, and art has been my passion almost forever.
Now I must tell you about James Abbott McNeill Whistler, an artist born in 1834 and who died in 1904.
Tomorrow, I'm going out to buy an art book entitled "James Abbott McNeill Whistler." You know I will because, after all, I'm in love with him and his paintings.
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 James Abbott Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Contributors include Lee K. Abbott, Dave Barry, Richard Bausch, James Crumley, James W. Hall, Tami Hoag, Tim O'Brien, Ridley Pearson, and Les Standiford, with each contributing a chapter and passing it...
Under the watchful eye of the Fine Arts Committee for the White House, chaired by famed antiquarian Henry Francis du Pont and, unbeknownst to the American public, French interior designer Stephane...
Among the traditions most basic to both continuity and change in criminological research and theory, one of the most important is that associated with Shaw and...
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 Art Poster Print - Violet Note - Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler- Poster Size: 20 X 16 - SHOP.COM
Art Poster Print - Violet Note - Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler- Poster Size: 20 X 16
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 WebMuseum: Whistler, James Abbott McNeill
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was born in in 1834 in Lowell, Massachusetts, the third son of West Point graduate and civil engineer Major George Washington Whistler, and his second wife Anna Matilda McNeill.
James Abbott was aged nine when his family moved to Russia, and he spent several of his childhood years there, studying drawing at the Imperial Academy of Science.
In 1848 he went to live with his sister and her husband in London, and after his father's death the following year the family returned to the United States and settled in Pomfret, Connecticut.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler Reproduction Master Works Art Gallery
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Painter and etcher
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), Painter and etcher
Painter; born in America, and originally trained to be a soldier at West Point; studied painting in Paris, and came to London, circa 1860, where he remained; his nocturnes and decorative subjects made him a progressive and controversial figure; advocated art for art’s sake with aggressive wit.
The online database contains information on 88,710 works, 49,933 of which are illustrated; the National Portrait Gallery's collection includes over 330,000 works.
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 James Abbott McNeill Whistler
There are three art works by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, creator of "Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother" (A.K.A. "Whistler’s Mother") in the Fine Arts Collection, two etchings and a lithograph.
A fourth work, an oil painting, has been designated as created by the School of Whistler.
Since authenticity of the work has not been substantiated, the painting has been designated School of Whistler.
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 WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT - Online Information article about WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT
WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT - Online Information article about WHISTLER, JAMES ABBOTT
Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
Pennell, The Life of James McNeill Whistler (1908).
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