James Abbott McNeill Whistler: Caprice in Purple and Gold No. 2: The Golden Screen, c.1864

As the art world gears up for the 100th anniversary of Whistler's death, "a sparkling narrative that gives us a very intimate account of the artist's life."-Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review. He was the most notorious and misunderstood American artist of his time, and also the most influential. ...more