Fine. First edition, first printing. Large format paperback. SIGNED BY THE EDITOR/AUTHOR, MARGARET F MACDONALD, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Size of covers, 22.2 by 26.2 cms. 160pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings. In 1871 the American-born artist, James McNeill Whistler, painted the famous portrait of his mother. This book is being published to coincide with the centenary of his death in 2003. Through exhibitions, publications and caricatures it has become one of the most familiar images of the century, and a great American icon. With Bibliography, Chronology and Index. Non-authorial inscription on half-title page; else a fine copy of a SCARCE first edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE EDITOR/AUTHOR. Seller Inventory # 17331

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Title: Whistler's Mother: An American Icon (FINE ...

Publisher: Lund Humphries, Aldershot, Hampshire

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Large Format Paperback

Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Editor

Edition: First edition, First Printing.

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This illustrated volume looks at the life of Anna Matilda Whistler, the genesis and history of the portrait, and examines the relationship between mother and son that inspired the painting. It explores the growth of Whistler's 'Mother' as a potent image, its appearance inspiring mass pilgrimages and adulation, and looks more broadly at the portrait of the artist's mother as a productive source of artistic inspiration following Whistler.

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