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James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Red and Black: The Fan, c.1891–1894. Oil on canvas, 187.4 x 89.8 cm.
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Self-Portrait, c.1896. Oil on canvas, 51.5 x 31.3 cm.
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Palaces, 1879. Etching and drypoint, 24.9 x 35.8 cm.
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Nocturne, c.1875–1877. Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 39.4 cm.
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler. The Thames, 1896. Lithotint, 26.6 x 19.5 cm.
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler. A Distant Dome, 1901. Oil on wood, 12.7 x 21.7 cm.
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A selection of Whistler’s tableware, including Dutch silver, Chinese Kangxi period porcelain, and linen napkins monogrammed with the artist’s butterfly symbol. © Hunterian Art Gallery
All images © Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow, Scotland
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James McNeill Whistler Selected Works from the Hunterian Art Gallery February 3–April 29, 2007  The exhibition James McNeill Whistler: Selected Works from the Hunterian Art Gallery consists of never-before-toured works selected from the world-famous collection of the artist's estate housed at the Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow. Whistler's works, together with some of his personal effects were bequeathed to the Hunterian by Rosalind Birnie Philip, youngest sister of Whistler's wife Beatrix. The exhibition provides an intimate portrait of the life and times of this famed American expatriate artist of the 19th century. The Hunterian Art Gallery has by far the most extensive collection of Whistler's art, ranging from paintings to prints to sketch designs for costumes, interiors and graphic images. Included in this exhibition of 129 works are a dozen paintings, 57 prints, and personal belongings such as silverware, porcelain, manuscripts and books. Some notable paintings include Self-Portrait (c. 1896), from a series painted in the 1890s with the intention of depicting his likeness as well as his inner personality. Red and Black, The Fan (c. 1891–1894), is a portrait of Whistler's sister-in-law, Miss Ethel Birnie Philip. It is remarkable for its attention to current fashion. Nocturne (1875–77) depicts the River Thames and is illustrative of a style he developed which eschewed realism through obscuring detail in favor of shape and color. This style became known as "Aestheticism." The print selection offers a wide variety of imagery spanning nearly forty years of graphic production from 1858 to 1896. Compared during his lifetime with the great works of Rembrandt, selected prints from The Second Venice Set, The French Set, The Thames Set and lithographs portraying family and ward are incorporated in this show. In the second half of the 19th century, Japanese prints and silks became popular, and porcelain dishware imported from Japan and China became de rigueur on fashionable tables. Whistler adopted the vogue and applied it not only to his paintings and interior decoration but also to his personal tableware. The exhibition contains personal effects including 9 pieces from his cupboard of Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period porcelain, and 35 silver cutlery pieces. Personal letters to his brother and from Claude Monet, as well as a copy of his famous manuscript The Gentle Art of Making Enemies are featured in the exhibition. The discovery of Japanese woodblock prints – specifically of their "flat" color spaces and composition that results from not organizing the pictorial space according to linear perspective – influenced the French artists, and Whistler is regarded as an important conduit for that influence to cross the English Channel. He is also attributed by some art historians with advancing a concept of art widely embraced later by the middle of the 20th century. He believed that painting exists for its own sake:
Lead Sponsors for the exhibition in Tyler are The Robert M. Rogers Foundation, Vernon and Amy Faulconer, and Robert and Mary K. Peltier. Supporting Sponsors are The Byars Foundation, Mrs. Jack J. Powell, and Dr. and Mrs. Frank T. Ward. Additional sponsors include AT&T, Robert and Kay Arms, Austin Bank, the Sam Roosth Foundation, and The Rowland Foundation. Media Sponsors for the exhibition are CBS 19, KETK-TV, KLTV-TV Channel 7 and KTRE-TV Channel 9, Suddenlink, and Tyler Morning Telegraph. Admission James McNeill Whistler: Selected Works from the Hunterian Art Gallery will be a ticketed exhibition, with free admission to TMA members. Admission fees are $8 for adults; $6 for seniors (65+) and students with ID; $3 for children 3-12. Special group rates are available for churches, clubs and organizations, or tour groups with advance reservations. To pre-purchase exhibition and event tickets download the Whistler Advance Ticket Order Form or contact Visitors Services at 903-595-1001. Related Books and Catalogues An exhibition catalogue, James McNeill Whistler: Selected Works from the Hunterian Art Gallery by Peter Black, will be available at the TMA Gift Shop for purchase, in addition to other books and cards. TMA members receive a 10% discount on most items in the Museum Gift Shop, including books and catalogues. For information on becoming a member click here or call the Museum at 903-595-1001. |