Henry James and American painting
"Explores how the novels of Henry James reflect the significance of the visual culture of his society, and how essential the language and imagery of the arts, as well as friendships with artists, were to James's writing"--Provided by publisher.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : New York, New York :
The Pennsylvania State University Press ; The Morgan Library & Museum,
[2017]
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| Series: | Penn State series in the history of the book.
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| Summary: | "Explores how the novels of Henry James reflect the significance of the visual culture of his society, and how essential the language and imagery of the arts, as well as friendships with artists, were to James's writing"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | "Exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York 9 June-10 September 2017"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-169) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780271078526 0271078529 |
| Author Notes: | Colm Tóibín is the author of nine novels, including The Master , Brooklyn and, most recently, House of Names . He is Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University. Marc Simpson, an independent historian of American art, has worked at museums in New Haven, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Williamstown and has taught at Williams College. He has written on such artists as Sargent, Homer, Eakins, and Whistler. Declan Kiely is Robert H. Taylor Curator and Head of the Literary and Historical Manuscripts Department at The Morgan Library & Museum. |
