Justin McCann, Lunder Curator for Whistler Studies at the Colby College Museum of Art, offers a virtual tour of the River Works: Whistler and the Industrial Thames exhibition, featuring a series of works created during the artist’s time living in Victorian London environs. Justin sheds a light on the environmental hazards of air pollution and “Great Stinks” apparent in Whistler’s depictions of the working waterfront.
Works Shown:
H.S. Mendelssohn, Portrait of Whistler, c. 1885. Albumen print, 10 in. x 6 11/16 in. (25.4 cm x 16.99 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 028.2006.
Anonymous, Whistler with Cape and Cane, c. 1885. The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 026.2006.
James McNeill Whistler, Thames Warehouses, 1859. Etching and drypoint in black ink on cream laid paper; fourth state (of five), (76 x 203 mm; 213 x 343 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.437.
James McNeill Whistler, Eagle Wharf, 1859. Etching in black ink on ivory laid paper; only state, (137 x 213 mm; 228 x 360 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.338.
James McNeill Whistler, Black Lion Wharf, 1859. Etching in black ink on ivory laid paper; fourth (final) state, (148 x 224 mm; 229 x 362 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.321.
James McNeill Whistler, Limehouse, 1859. Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper; fourth state (of six), (127 x 200 mm; 229 x 361 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.366.
James McNeill Whistler, Wapping – The Pool, 1878-1879. Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper, (image: 188 x 277 mm; sheet: 199 x 277 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 075.2013.
James McNeill Whistler, Rotherhithe, 1860. Etching and drypoint in black ink on off-white paper; sixth (final) state, 11 7/16 x 8 7/16 in. (29.1 x 21.5 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.420.
James McNeill Whistler, The Tiny Pool, 1876-1878. Etching, 8 x 6 5/16 in. (20.3 x 16 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2017.432.
James McNeill Whistler, Old Westminster Bridge, 1859. Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper; third state (of four), (76 x 203 mm; 102 x 230 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.401.
James McNeill Whistler, Westminster Bridge in Progress, 1861. Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper; only state, (151 x 352 mm; 202 x 410 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.495.
James McNeill Whistler, Old Hungerford Bridge, 1861. Etching and drypoint in black ink on ivory laid paper; fourth (final) state, (137 x 213 mm; 231 x 360 mm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.398.
James McNeill Whistler, Self-Portrait, c. 1872. Charcoal and wash on paper, 10 3/8 in. x 6 13/16 in. (26.35 cm x 17.3 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.304.
James McNeill Whistler, Chelsea in Ice, 1864. Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 in. x 24 in. (45.09 cm x 60.96 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.293.
James McNeill Whistler, Early Morning, 1878. Lithotint on paper, 7 1/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (18.1 cm x 26.99 cm). The Lunder Collection. Accession Number: 2013.342.