| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 305 pages, [8] pages of plates ) |
| Contents |
The painter and the critic : John Sargent and André Michel -- The Ormonds and the Sargents -- Rose-Marie Ormond -- Robert André-Michel -- Robert's war, 1914 -- Rose-Marie's war, 1914-1918 -- The Paris gun -- Sargent's war, 1914-1919 -- The end of The triumph of religion -- Epilogues |
| Summary |
This sensitive and compelling biography sheds new light on John Singer Sargent's art through an intimate history of his family. Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman focus especially on his niece and muse, Rose-Marie Ormond, who married the only son of André Michel, the foremost art historian of his day. Robert was a promising historian as well, until the Great War claimed him in 1914. His widow Rose-Marie served as a nurse for blinded French soldiers until she too was killed in 1918. Sargent expressed his grief on canvas, painting ruined French churches and, in Gassed, blinded soldiers; he made h |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925.
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André-Michel, Rose-Marie, 1893-1918.
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André-Michel, Rose-Marie, 1893-1918 fast |
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Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 fast |
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Sargent, John Singer 1856-1925 gnd |
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Painters -- United States -- Biography
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Artists' models -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers.
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ART -- History -- General.
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Artists' models
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Painters
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Målare.
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Konstnärsmodeller.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williman, Daniel, author
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Ormond, Richard, writer of supplementary textual content
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| LC no. |
2021676818 |
| ISBN |
9781442230514 |
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1442230517 |
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1442269987 |
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9781442269989 |
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