Sargent and fashion /

Hirshler, Erica E.

Sargent and fashion / Fashioned by Sargent. Erica E. Hirshler ; with Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, James Finch, and Pamela A. Parmal ; contributions by Paul Fisher [and nine others]. - London : Tate Publishing, 2023. - 247 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cm.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Fashioned by Sargent' held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 8 October 2023 - 15 January 2024 ; 'Sargent and fashion' held at Tate Britain, London, 21 February - 7 July 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Curators' preface / Erica E. Hirschler and James Finch Sitting for Sargent / Richard Ormond Portraits as fashion / Caroline Corbeau-Parsons Madame X / Stephanie L. Herdrich The new woman / Frances Fowle Mrs. Hugh Hammersley / James Finch Transnational and transatlantic / Andrew Stephenson Portraits as performance / Erica E. Hirschler Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth / Caroline Corbeau-Parsons and Rebecca Hellen The fashion in Old Masters / Elizabeth Prettejohn Almina Wertheimer / Caroline Corbeau-Parsons Sporting with gender / Paul Fisher Ena Wertheimer: A Vele Gonfie / Andrew Stephenson The culture of dress / Pamela A. Parmal From dress to paint / Anna Reynolds Sarah Choate Sears and her wardrobe / Pamela A. Parmal and Erica E. Hirshler Lord Ribblesdale / Dominic Green A riot of white / Elaine Kilmurray

Explores the dynamic relationship of painting and dress - from portraits and performance, gender expression and the New Woman, to the pull of tradition and the excitement of new ideas.

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Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925


Fashion and art