Falling Rocket - Paul Thomas Murphy

A New York Times Book Review EditorsÂ’ Choice The untold story of the artistic battle between James Abbot MacNeill Whistler and John Ruskin over WhistlerÂ’s controversial, ground-breaking Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.In November 1878, AmericaÂ’s greatest painter sued EnglandÂ’s greatest critic for a bad review. The painter won—but ruined himself in the process. The painter: James Abbot MacNeill Whistler, whose combination of incredible talent, unflagging energy, and relentless... Zobrazit více