The Peacock Room : a cultural biography
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The Peacock Room : a cultural biography
Freer Gallery of Art , Yale University Press, c1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-393) and index
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An account of the creation of James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, it's reception by the artist's patron, subsequent criticism, and ultimate museum installation in 1923. The author also includes details of dinner parties that took place in the room, and attempts to draw out insights into contemporary British culture.
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