A fascinating look at the partnership of artist James McNeill Whistler and his chief model, Joanna Hiffernan, and the iconic works of art resulting from their life together “[A] lavish volume. . . . Illuminating. . . . MacDonald’s deep research has . . . unearthed important new facts.”—Gioia Diliberto, Wall Street Journal In 1860 James McNeill Whistler (1834–1903) and Joanna Hiffernan (1839–1886) met and began a significant professional and personal relationship. Hiffernan posed as a model for many of Whistler’s works, including his controversial Symphony in White paintings, a trilogy that fascinated and challenged viewers with its complex associations with sex and morality, class and fashion, academic and realist art, Victorian popular fiction, aestheticism and spiritualism. This luxuriously illustrated volume provides the first comprehensive account of Hiffernan’s partnership with Whistler throughout the 1860s and 1870s—a period when Whistler was forging a reputation as one of the most innovative and influential artists of his generation. A series of essays discusses how Hiffernan and Whistler overturned artistic conventions and sheds light on their interactions with contemporaries, including Gustave Courbet, for whom she also modeled. Packed with new insights into the creation, marketing, and cultural context of Whistler’s iconic works, this study also traces their resonance for his fellow artists, including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edgar Degas, John Singer Sargent, and Gustav Klimt.

Blue is a collection of poems where you can let your emotions flow like a river- deep and profound. This anthology of ten evocative poems invites you to delve into the intricate shades of a woman's soul. From the poignant 'red wine stain on my little white dress’, where love meets loss, to 'religion,' where faith finds its true home in love alone, and 'delirious love,' an exploration of love's depths from a woman's perspective. 'She who can't be owned' raises a powerful voice against gender inequality, igniting the fire of empowerment, while 'the gifted child' offers an intimate glimpse into the struggles of a brilliant mind. Blue is the perfect read for a rainy evening where sadness transforms into art, and every verse paints a vivid portrait of a woman's world, making this anthology a captivating masterpiece of raw emotion and poetic grace.

This book explores the ways in which mid-19th Century American army officers' wives used material culture to confirm their status as middle-class women.

The time was, 1937, all was right with the world. Maggie, Red and Glenda Faye were just entering four years of nurses training. They were true friends from before they could remember. Their adventures will have you reaching for the tissue box one moment and then laughing so hard, you will feel good for the rest of the day. This is a simple little book about a time when values, friendship and loving each other, meant everything! You will grow to love the girls, they will teach you lessons in living, long forgotten by today's standards.

Sandra Beckett's book explores the contemporary retelling of the Red Riding Hood tale in Western children's literature.

Victoria Teran invites you to join her on a journey of delights found in living daily. In this book, you will see the hand of the King as He reveals to her His marvelous handiwork. This inspirational book from an ordinary woman, wife, and mother will make you ponder things in your heart and help you to see the many treasures that await you if you are looking for them.