Vol. I: A Catalogue Raisonné
Vol. II: Correspondence and Technical Studies
Martha Tedeschi, General Editor
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View the Table of Contents for Vol. II
This two-volume study presents the lithographic work of James
McNeill Whistler in thorough technical and contextual detail. Volume one,
a catalogue raisonné, contains entries for each of Whistler's 179
lithographs and is illustrated with reproductions of near-facsimile
quality. The essays situate Whistler's work in lithography within a
broader art-historical context. Volume two features transcriptions of
more than 170 letters exchanged between Whistler and his London
printers, Thomas Way and T. R. Way. Also included are a discussion of
Whistler's lithographic techniques and an illustrated chronological
account of the artist's marketing strategies. A compilation of
watermarks reproduces at actual size those found in lithographs printed
in Whistler's lifetime and posthumously. The Lithographs of James
McNeill Whistler constitutes an important contribution to Whistler
studies and to the study of 19th-century printmaking. As Alan G.
Artner wrote in the Chicago Tribune, this publication "attains the very
summit of art historical research. . . . It's a staggering achievement."
Winner of the George Wittenborn Memorial Award
Winner of the Carl Hertzog Book Design Award
"The
accounts of the pictures, the introductions to other materials, and the
essays are quite accessible, and the printing and production of this
formidable monument pay fitting tribute to the intellectual labor it
enshrines, as well as to Whistler." —New York Times
The Art Institute of Chicago, in association with the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, 1998
8 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.; 2-volume, boxed set; 992 pages; 864 illustrations (18 color, 205 tritone, 310 duotone)
Hardcover $395.00 ISBN 0-86559-150-4
Limited quantities available. Order from the Art Institute Museum Shop or call 1-800-905-8537.
Available to booksellers at wholesale prices from Yale University Press.
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