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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

8/21/2016

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by Joan M. Rehlin
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ames Abbott McNeill Whistler, an American-born British-based artist, was a leading proponent of "art for art's sake” and a major influence on the art and culture of his time. He used a stylized butterfly with a long stinger as his painting signature, which represented both sides of his personality: a sensitive nature and a combative public persona. ​Finding a parallel between painting and music, Whistler (7/10/1834 – 7/17/1903) included ”arrangement,” "nocturne,” or “symphony” in the title of many of his paintings, to emphasize tonal harmony and composition rather than subject matter.

​Whistler’s universally recognized work is Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 — better known as Whistler's Mother — but instead we opted to share one of his lesser-known pieces, Symphony in White No. 3. This was initially exhibited at London’s Royal Academy, beginning in 1867. 

Symphony in White No. 3
, 1867, oil on canvas, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
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