The Long Balcony / James McNeill Whistler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1964/1.109
- Title
- The Long Balcony
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on cream wove proofing paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1894
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
- Inscription
- On the stone, u.c.: Butterfly monogram Signed, in pencil, l.c.: Butterfly monogram Collector's mark: H.H. Benedict. Lugt 2936.
- Dimensions
- 31.4 cm x 23.9 cm (12 3/8 in. x 9 7/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- A group of people are seen on the balcony of a building; a number of the women hold parasols against the bright light. On the floor above are two windows with balconies; people can also be observed looking downward. Above these windows are indications of the roofline and chimneys. Below the balcony are pilasters or brackets indicating architectural detail of the ground floor.
- Subject Matter
- The president of France, Marie Francois Sadi Carnot (1837-1894) was assassinated on June 24, 1894. On July 1, the day of his funeral procession in Paris, Whistler drew two lithographs (the other is "The Little Balcony," 1954/1.444) showing citizens of Paris watching the progress of the cortege from windows and balconies as the procession passed underneath.
- Secondary Keywords
- architectural elements
- architecture
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- objects we use
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by form
- windows and window components
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 905 x 1201
- File Size
- 75 KB
- Record
- 1964/1.109
- Link to this Item
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"The Long Balcony; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1964-sl-1.109/1964_1.109.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
