Frederick Richards Leyland–James McNeill Whistler dispute
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The Frederick Richards Leyland–James McNeill Whistler dispute was a famous late-19th-century conflict between the artist and his patron over the cost and unauthorized transformation of the Peacock Room, which damaged their relationship and became a landmark case in artist-patron tensions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Richards Leyland–James McNeill Whistler dispute canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century art controversy
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artist–patron dispute ⓘ cultural heritage dispute ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsLocation | Peacock Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernsWork | Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Whistler’s correspondence
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contemporary press accounts ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1870s ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | eventual sale of the Peacock Room to Charles Lang Freer ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
financial disagreement over Whistler’s fee
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personal falling-out between artist and patron ⓘ questions of artistic autonomy versus patron’s control ⓘ |
| hasCause |
disagreement over cost of decorating the Peacock Room
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unauthorized transformation of the Peacock Room by Whistler ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Aesthetic Movement in Britain
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late Victorian art market ⓘ |
| hasGenre | art-historical case study ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Peacock Room decoration scheme
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patronage of James McNeill Whistler by Frederick Richards Leyland ⓘ |
| influenced | later debates on control of site-specific artworks ⓘ |
| involvesConcept |
artist’s moral rights over completed work
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patron’s property rights over commissioned decoration ⓘ tension between decorative art and fine art ⓘ |
| legacy |
frequently cited in art-historical literature on the Peacock Room
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landmark example in discussions of artist–patron relations ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Frederick Richards Leyland
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James McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Whistler’s bankruptcy in the 1870s
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Whistler’s libel suit against John Ruskin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
increased public notoriety for Whistler
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loss of Leyland as a major patron for Whistler ⓘ permanent rupture of Whistler and Leyland’s relationship ⓘ |
| startTime | 1876 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Leyland’s house at 49 Prince’s Gate, London ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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