Fashioned by Sargent / Erica E. Hirshler ; with Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, James Finch, and Pamela A. Parmal ; contributions by Paul Fisher, Fances Fowle, Dominic Green, Rebecca Hellen, Stephanie L. Herdrich, Elaine Kilmurray, Richard Ormond, Elizabeth Prettejohn, Anna Reynolds, and Andrew Stephenson.
Fashioned by Sargent explores the complicated relationship of painting and dress through reproductions of portraits and other works by Sargent, alongside costumes of the period - including garments actually worn by his sitters. Essays illuminate topics such as portraits and performance, gender expre...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston, Massachusetts :
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 30 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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Fashioned by Sargent explores the complicated relationship of painting and dress through reproductions of portraits and other works by Sargent, alongside costumes of the period - including garments actually worn by his sitters. Essays illuminate topics such as portraits and performance, gender expression, the New Woman, and the pull of history and the excitement of new ideas. |
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| Note: | Published in conjunction with the exhibition co-organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Tate Britain: "Fashioned by Sargent," Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, October 8, 2023-January 15, 2024, [and] "Sargent and Fashion," Tate Britain, London, February 21-July 7, 2024. |
| Call Number: | ND237.S3 A4 2023 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780878468942 0878468943 |