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

by Paul Thomas Murphy

Book Overview

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.

In November 1878, America's greatest painter sued England's greatest critic for a bad review. The painter won--but ruined himself in the process. The painter: James Abbot MacNeill...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1639364919
• ISBN13: 9781639364916
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"