The Peacock Room: A Cultural Biography by Linda Merrill
folio. pp. 416. 105 colour plates & 150 b/w illustrations. bibliography. index. hardcover. dw. with paper slipcase (fine condition). Washington: Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute & Yale University Press, [1998].
ISBN-10: 0300076118 / ISBN-13: 9780300076110
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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.