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Whistler’s ‘Symphony in white no.1’ through the lens of copyright history
05/2022 | 1430 | 164
Pages: 486-491
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Author:
Cooper, Elena (Cooper, Elena)
Subjects
artists:
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill
dates:
1860-1869
museums and institutions:
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Great Britain
subjects:
Copyright / Victorian art / Models (people) / Hiffernan, Joanna / Titles of works of art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Symphony in white no.1: the white girl, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1862. Oil on canvas, 213 by 107.9 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
2. Symphony in white no.2: the little white girl, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1864. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 51.1 cm. (Tate; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
3. Symphony in white no.3, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1865–67. Oil on canvas, 51.4 by 76.9 cm. (Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham; Bridgeman Images; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Attributed works:
4. Weary, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1863. Drypoint on Japanese paper, 25.4 by 16.5 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington).
Attributed works:
5. Nocturne: grey and gold – Chelsea snow, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. 1878. Oil on canvas, 47 by 62.2 cm. (Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University).
Attributed works:
6. The Woman in White, by Frederick Walker. 1872. Gouache on paper, 217.2 by 128.9 cm. (Tate; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).