{"product_id":"henry-james-and-american-painting-colm-t-ibn-9780271078526","title":"Henry James and American Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eDepicting characters like the eponymous young sculptor in \u003ci\u003eRoderick Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e and spaces like the crowded galleries in \u003ci\u003eThe Wings of the Dove\u003c\/i\u003e, Henry James's iconic novels reflect the significance of the visual culture of his society. In this book, novelist and critic Colm Tb匤 joins art historian Marc Simpson and Declan Kiely of The Morgan Library \u0026amp; Museum to reveal how essential the language and imagery of the arts--and friendships with artists--were to James's writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors consider the paintings, photographs, drawings, and sculpture produced by artists in James's circle, assess how his pictorial aesthetic developed, and discuss why he destroyed so many personal documents and what became of those that survived. In examining works by figures such as John La Farge, Hendrik Andersen, and John Singer Sargent alongside selections from James's novels, personal letters, and travel writings, Tb匤, Simpson, and Kiely explore the novelist's artistic and social milieu. They show him to be a writer with a painterly eye for colors and textures, shapes and tastes, and for the blending of physical and psychological impressions. In many cases, the characters populating James's fiction are ciphers for his artist friends, whose demeanors and experiences inspired James to immortalize them on the page. He also wrote critically about art, most notably about the work of his friend Sargent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA refreshing new perspective on a master novelist who was greatly nourished by his friendships with artists, \u003ci\u003eHenry James and American Painting\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a James whose literary imagination, in Tb匤's words, \"seemed most at ease with the image\" and the work of creating fully realized portraits of his characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colm Tb匤, Marc Simpson, Declan Kiely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271078529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271078526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2017","brand":"Colm Tb匤","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946380755199,"sku":"9780271078526","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a5c6195c-3c65-4f8c-9b64-1febbc15846a.jpg?v=1681512823","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/henry-james-and-american-painting-colm-t-ibn-9780271078526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}