Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Author
Publisher
MFA Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Fashioned by Sargent explores the complicated relationship of painting and dress through lavish reproductions of major portraits and other works by Sargent, alongside exquisite costumes of the period - including garments actually worn by his sitters. Essays by leading scholars illuminate topics such as portraits and performance, gender expression, the New Woman, and the pull of history and the excitement of new ideas, offering readers new insights...