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July 17, 1903 (69 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
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Celebrities born on July 11
Born in 1834
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts
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James McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler is an American artist operating in the Golden Age of America and headquartered in the United Kingdom. He avoids sentiment and moral allusions in painting and is a major proponent of the concept of 'art for the sake of art'. His signature for his paintings takes the form of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger for a tail. The emblem combines two aspects of his personality: his art is marked by a subtle flair, while his public character is combat. He found a parallel between painting and music, and named many of his paintings "arrangement", "harmony" and "night painting", emphasizing the superiority of harmony. timbre. Her most famous painting, Arranged in Gray and Black No. 1, commonly referred to as Whistler's Mother, is a revered and often reimagined portrait of motherhood. Whistler influenced the broader world of art and culture at the same time as his theories and friendship with other famous artists and writers.
BornJames Abbott Whistler, July 11, 1834, Lowell, Massachusetts, US
DiedJuly 17, 1903, London, England, UK
NationalityAmerican
EducationUnited States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Known forPainting
Notable workWhistler's Mother
MovementFounder of Tonalism

About James McNeill Whistler

Painter James McNeill Whistler was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States on July 11, 1834. He dies at the age of 69, on July 17, 1903.

Artist from the Gilded Age best known for his 1871 painting"Whistler's Mother", which was associated with the Tonalism movement.

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James McNeill Whistler before becoming famous

James McNeill Whistler was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1834 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Horse (馬).

He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point but was expelled owing to poor academic performance and bad behavior.

Achievement of James McNeill Whistler

His art manager and mistress, Joanna Hiffernan, is seen in his 1861 picture"Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl".

James McNeill Whistler's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In Lowell, Massachusetts, he was reared by George Washington Whistler and Anna Matilda McNeill. He spent part of his childhood in Russia (where his father was an engineer) and studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts.

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His paintings were frequently referred to as nocturnes, harmonies, and other musical terminology. This method of thinking is said to have been influenced by author Poet Theophile Gautier's writings.

Theophile Gautier (1811 - 1872) (Poet)
Theophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

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James McNeill Whistler Income & Net worth

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