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Author:

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.

Title:

John Singer Sargent / by Carter Ratcliff.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Abbeville Press,

Copyright Date:

c1982, 2001

Description:

256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm.

Subject:

Sargent, John Singer,--1856-1925.
Arts & Photography.
Biographies & Memoirs.
Nonfiction.

Other Authors:

Ratcliff, Carter.

Notes:

Previously published: New York : Artabras, [1990?] Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-249) and index.

Contents:

Selected Writings on Sargent 233. I. A Nomadic Sort of Life 21 -- II. A Student in Paris 35 -- III. Independence 49 -- IV. The Scandalous Madame X 79 -- V. Starting Over in England 91 -- VI. A Critical Success 107 -- VII. Patriarchs and Pagans--The Boston Murals 127 -- VIII. Master of the Modern Portrait 157 -- IX. "Sargentolatry" and a Reluctant Idol 181 -- X. The End of an Era 197 -- Epilogue: The Sitwell Portrait 223 -- Appendix Selected Writings on Sargent 233.

Summary:

Examines the life and career of nineteenth-century American artist John Singer Sargent, looking at his oil portraits, watercolors, and murals, and includes over three hundred illustrations in color and black-and-white.

ISBN:

9780789207487
0789207486

OCLC:

(OCoLC)47136691

LCCN:

2001041282

Locations:

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)