The life of James McNeill Whistler
A 1908 biography of the American painter James McNeill Whistler, written by Elizabeth Robins Pennell and published in London and Philadelphia, aimed at readers interested in art and the artist's life. Its plates are halftone reproductions of his portraits, mostly softly modelled half-length and full-length figures of women and a child, set on cream pages with captions beneath. A designer might take their muted tonal palette, dark grounds with pale faces, and the restrained, feathery portrait composition.
