The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
author
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
publisher
William Heinemann
(Surbiton, Surrey, 1863 - 1920, London)
Date1890
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions26 x 20.5 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.3.18
eMuseum ID727624
EmbARK ObjectID19190
TMS Source ID6648
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryBy the late 1880s, James McNeill Whistler had recovered from his court case with the critic John Ruskin (see Whistler v. Ruskin: Art & Art Critics on the opposite wall) and renewed his creative energies, which included art criticism. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies (1890) assembles his comprehensive perspective upon and hopes for modern art, as well as his acerbic responses to the critical press.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 70.
Kathleen King, "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: James McNeill Whistler," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 July 2024, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/james-mcneill-whistler-walking-stick
Kathleen King, "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: James McNeill Whistler," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 9 July 2024, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/james-mcneill-whistler-walking-stick
MarksNotesDedicated and signed in ink (frontispiece): Isabella S. Gardner [with butterfly signature]
Enclosed: Two letters from James McNeill Whistler
Enclosed: Two letters from James McNeill Whistler
ProvenanceNotesProbably acquired by Isabella Stewart Gardner from James McNeill Whistler by 1906.
