The Peacock Room – A Cultural Biography

The Peacock Room
408 Pages
Yale University Press
ISBN 978-0300076110

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.

Linda Merrill

About Linda Merrill (Virginia-Highland, Georgia Author)

Linda Merrill