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WHISTLER'S CHIC.
James McNeill Whistler is among the greatest of painters when you are in the mood for him and oddly daunting when you aren't. He was a radical dandy, who imbued the nuances of style with something like moral zeal. Taking him seriously, as he should be taken, requires a willed suspension of incredulity. After flunking out of West Point, in 1855, when he was twenty-one, he turned his back on America for good and abandoned himself to modish longueurs of London and Paris; he died a hundred years ago, in 1903. For him, the trivial--the just-so fall of a feather boa, say--bordered on the sublime. Some people dote on such socially charged arcana, which upholster Victorian ...
- An introduction to Spanish baroque frames in the golden age.
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Avila, Philippe December 1, 2006 700+ words
...with its emphasis on naturalism, light, and chiaroscuro. Spanish baroque frames complemented this interest in light effects through...among the most useful means of conveying church doctrine. Spanish baroque frames are too diverse to cover entirely in a single article...
- The Play in the Mirror: Lacanian Perspectives on Spanish Baroque Theater.
- Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly Greer, Margaret Rich September 22, 1998 700+ words
...psychoanalytic theory and readings of ten dramas of the Spanish Baroque to show how the study of the human condition in the one...comprehensible introduction to a challenging new perspective on the Spanish Baroque, this book promises - and delivers - both pleasure and...
- Calderón en la España del Barroco.(TT: Calderon in Spanish Baroque.)
- Magazine article from: Tribuna de Actualidad Corbella, Enrique July 3, 2000 700+ words
La Sociedad Estatal Espaa Nuevo Milenio ha organizado numerosos actos para conmemorar el cuarto centenario del nacimiento de uno de los ms destacados escritores de la historia espaola, Pedro Caldern de la Barca. Desde el 15 de junio esta sociedad presenta en los nuevos espacios expositivos de la
- Whistler displays luminous genius.(ARTS)(ON VIEW)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 27, 2002 700+ words
...Art lovers often overlook James Abbott McNeill Whistler's revolutionary genius because of his flamboyance...Institution's Freer Gallery of Art concentrates on Whistler the artist rather than Whistler the luminary in its new show, "Whistler's...
- Whistler's legacy.
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques Ledes, Allison Eckardt March 1, 2004 700+ words
...times celebrities like James McNeill Whistler did the job themselves. To some of his contemporaries Whistler was a brilliant spin doctor, and to...he constructed to hide his true self. Whistler's interest in designing everything...
- Whistler: The master; Freer Gallery's 'Amsterdam Set' exhibits etchings for...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times July 12, 2003 700+ words
...year for artist James McNeill Whistler, who died 100 years ago...comprehensive collection of Whistlers in the world, primarily through...founder. Indeed, it was Whistler who encouraged Freer to collect...it's only fitting that Whistler is getting his due in his...
- Whistler's Mother Lode; First of Four D.C. Exhibits Opens
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Paul Richard April 9, 1995 700+ words
Before Warhol there was Whistler. James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the painter, was a caddish, cocky little man, as...the aristocratic pleasure of displeasing." Though Whistler was dwarfed by the accomplishments of Degas and Manet...
- WHISTLER BLACKCOMB CELEBRATES PEAK 2 PEAK GONDOLA GRAND OPENING.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News December 15, 2008 700+ words
...details below.) MEDIA RELEASE PR32959 Whistler Blackcomb celebrates PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola grand opening WHISTLER, BC, Dec. 12 /CNW-AsiaNet/ - "Iconic new attraction" further establishes Whistler Resort among world's top tourism destinations...
