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U.S. Coast Survey...Reconnaissance of Smith's or Blunt's Island, Washington / U.S. Coast Survey...Sketch of Anacapa Island in Santa Barbara Channel

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James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London)

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He was averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, and was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The symbol was apt, for it combined both aspects of his personality—his art was characterized by a subtle delicacy, while his public persona was combative. Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler entitled many of his paintings "arrangements", "harmonies", and "nocturnes", emphasizing the primacy of tonal harmony. His most famous painting is "Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1" (1871), commonly known as Whistler's Mother, the revered and oft-parodied portrait of motherhood. Whistler influenced the art world and the broader culture of his time with his artistic theories and his friendships with leading artists and writers.

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charles knight william birch mcmurtrie james mcneill whistler john young lithographs planographic prints prints transfer lithographs after william birch mcmurtrie coast survey coast survey reconnaissance smith and blunt and island washington sketch anacapa anacapa island channel 19th century american american art high resolution ultra high resolution metropolitan museum of art santa barbara
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1854 - 1856
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James McNeill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (July 10, 1834 – July 17, 1903) was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom.
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charles knight william birch mcmurtrie james mcneill whistler john young lithographs planographic prints prints transfer lithographs after william birch mcmurtrie coast survey coast survey reconnaissance smith and blunt and island washington sketch anacapa anacapa island channel 19th century american american art high resolution ultra high resolution metropolitan museum of art santa barbara