Jo

Jo

Item Information

Title:
Jo
Description:
A half-length portrait of a young woman with large features and with flowing hair. Turning slightly to the left, she faces to the front. The background above her head is heavily shaded. In the right lower corner, "Whistler, 1861."
Artist:
Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
Name on Item:
Whistler
Date:
1861
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Drypoints
Portrait prints
Cancellation proofs
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Lithographs, Etchings, and Drawings
Subjects:
Artists' models
Extent:
1 print : drypoint ; plate mark 23 x 15 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/3r076m09t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Kennedy: K. 77
Additional information accompanying item: Included in "Etchings by J. M. Whistler from the cancelled plates." Joanna Hiffernan, "La Belle Irlandaise." For an extended account of Joanna, see the Pennells' "Life of Whistler."
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Kennedy, Edward G. (Edward Guthrie). "The etched work of Whistler ; compiled, arranged and described by Edward G. Kennedy, with an introduction by Royal Cortissoz." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1978, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
From an impression from the cancelled plate.
Identifier:
17_14_000067
Barcode:
36666000099222