James McNeill Whistler's Reception and Artistic Legacy

This book addresses the artistic phenomenon of "e;Whistlerism,"e; originated by the American painter James McNeill Whistler, and sheds light on this movement's origins, its history and its wide-ranging impact on literature, poetry, art criticism, design and art philosophy.Whistler's students and followers adopted the artist's visual language and helped to spread his work and his artistic theories ...