W. Jones, Lime-burner, Thames Street, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set" / James McNeill Whistler
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- Accession Number
- 1986/2.14
- Title
- W. Jones, Lime-burner, Thames Street, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on laid Japan tissue
- Object Creation Date
- 1859
- 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)
- Inscription
- Signed and dated on plate, l.r.: Whistler. 1859. Signed lightly on plate, l.l.: Whistler
- Dimensions
- 29.9 cm x 21.3 cm (11 3/4 in. x 8 3/8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- A man stands within a wooden building, postioned half-way down a deep vista that goes all the way through the building. At the far end of the passageway, a seated figure faces out looking at water and buildings on the opposite shore. The standing man's figure is illuminated by a bright (unseen) overhead light source, such as a skylight, and pairs of ladders are visible on either side of his figure. The foreground of the image consists of dark timbers that frame the view of the passageway and figures; beyond the man, the wooden architecture becomes a jumble of different sloped ceilings and walls, suggesting that this part of the building was constructed at different times or ad hoc.
- Subject Matter
- Whistler repeatedly experimented with doorways framing views and with the dramatic chiaroscuro juxtapositions of light and dark passages. In this image of a warehouse in London, Whistler creates great visual tension between the densely worked timbers of the foreground 'frame' and the limpid quality of the light around the figure of Mr. Jones and the small triangle of light on the floor.
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
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- open spaces by function
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- physical activities
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- supporting equipment
- tools and equipment
- transportation spaces
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 845 x 1201
- File Size
- 95 KB
- Record
- 1986/2.14
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"W. Jones, Lime-burner, Thames Street, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"; James McNeill Whistler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.14/1986_2.14.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 13, 2024.
