Falling Rocket - James Whistler, John Ruskin, and the Battle for Modern Art

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice

The untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler’s controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.

About the author

Paul Thomas Murphy is the author of Shooting Victoria, a New York Times Notable Book, and Pretty Jane and the Viper of Kidbrooke Lane, a finalist for the Edgar Award for Fact Crime. He holds advanced degrees in Victorian Studies from Oxford and McGill Universities and the University of Colorado, where he taught both English and writing on interdisciplinary topics. He lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Summary

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceThe untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over Whistler’s controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Thomas Murphy
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1900
• EAN: 9781639364916
• ISBN: 978-1-63936-491-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 163 mm x 37 mm
• Weight: 596 g
• Illustrations: 8 pages of color illustrations
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history