Monday, October 1, 2012

The Peacock Room Book


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Whistler's Peacock Room is one of the Freer Gallery's most beloved exhibits. The Peacock Room Comes to America details the amazing history behind this treasure, including Freer's acquisition of the Peacock Room and how he filled it with ceramics from China, Korea, Syria, and Iran, and incorporated into his Detroit home. Author Lee Glazer, associate curator of American art, explores the conservation and restoration of Whistler's masterpiece. The fascinating book includes 79 color and black-and-white photographs. 

Smithsonian: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery | 1050 Independence Avenue SW | Washington | DC | 20560

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