Subject:

Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919  Search this

Whistler, James McNeill 1834-1903  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art Peacock Room  Search this

Date:

1876

Category:

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes:

Lawton, Thomas and Linda Merrill. Freer. A Legacy of Art. Washington, D.C. Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution in association with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1993., p. 177-178.

Summary:

James McNeill Whistler is hired by wealthy patron Frederick R. Leyland to be an artistic advisor to the designer of his dining room. Whistler makes many changes to the room, without permission from Leyland, and calls the finished product "Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room". The room is later bought by Charles Lang Freer and is now displayed in the Freer Gallery of Art.

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Art--History  Search this

Art objects  Search this

Buildings--Repair and reconstruction  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

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