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Sargent and fashion / Erica E. Hirshler ; with Caroline Corbeau-Parsons, James Finch, and Pamela A. Parmal ; contributions by Paul Fisher [and nine others].

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Tate Publishing, 2023.Description: 247 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9781849768597
  • 9781849768948
Other title:
  • Fashioned by Sargent
Subject(s):
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.

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.