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Lecture: James McNeill Whistler—Blurring the Lines

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  • NEW LOCATION: Fullerton Hall
  • Registration required
  • NEW LOCATION: Fullerton Hall
  • Registration required

This program has been moved to Fullerton Hall.

Join Stephanie Strother, Lunder Consortium for Whistler Studies Graduate Fellow, for a lecture on James McNeill Whistler’s lasting legacy as a multimedia artist. Drawing on the Art Institute’s rich collection of Whistler’s work, Strother discusses Whistler’s innovative approaches to art making and previews the museum’s upcoming digital catalogue of his paintings and drawings.

Nocturne Blue And Gold Southampton Water

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water, 1872


James McNeill Whistler

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Whistler in the Art Institute’s Collection

A work made of pastel and black chalk on brown wove paper with fibrous inclusions.

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of graphite (recto) on cream wove paper with printed text in black ink (verso).

James McNeill Whistler

Pale watercolor drawing of young dancer in long sheer dress.

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of oil on paper mounted on panel.

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of oil on canvas.

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of oil on canvas.

James McNeill Whistler

Very dark painting of a light-skinned, mostly clean-shaven young man in dark suit and dark full-length coat, holding a rolled-up paper and gloves.

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of oil on canvas.

James McNeill Whistler

A work made of oil on panel.

James McNeill Whistler

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