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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Life of James McNeill Whistler
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Life of James McNeill Whistler

author (Philadelphia, 1855 - 1936, New York)
publisher (active Philadelphia, 1836 - 1978)
author (Philadelphia, 1857 - 1926, New York)
subject (American, 1834 - 1903)
Date1908
Place MadeUnited States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions26 x 20 x 5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS.G.S.3.8
eMuseum ID720610
EmbARK ObjectID20618
TMS Source ID7228
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v. ; 4°
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
MarksNotesStamped in yellow ink (inside front cover, top center): Whistler's butterfly signature
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection after 1908.