Download or read book The Man Whistler written by Hesketh Pearson and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American painter, James McNeil Whistler, aroused great controversy. His work also significantly influenced interior decoration. But Whistler was as famous for his biting wit, fights, quarrels and sharp attacks on art critics. Pearson here shows him as his friends saw him and adds fresh insight drawn from meetings with people who knew him.