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Also Known As James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Born July 11, 1834 • Lowell • Massachusetts
Died July 17, 1903 (aged 69) • London • England
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1930)
Movement / Style Aestheticism
Subjects Of Study art for art’s sake

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