Full Name | James Abbott McNeill Whistler |
Date of Birth | July 10, 1834 |
Place of Birth | Lowell, Massachusetts, US |
Date of Death | July 17, 1903 |
Place of Death | London, England, UK |
Nationality | American |
Education | United States Military Academy, West Point, New York |
Known for | Painting |
Notable Work | Whistler’s Mother (Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1), also known as “Whistler’s Mother” |
Movement | Founder of Tonalism |
Spouse | Beatrice Godwin |
Awards | – 1884: Elected honorary member, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| – 1892: Made an officer of the Légion d’honneur, France |
| – 1898: Charter member and first president of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers |