Merrill, Linda <br/><br/>
The Peacock Room   : a cultural biography 
/ Linda Merrill 
 - Washington, DC  : Freer Gallery of Art  , 1998 
 - 406 p.  : illus.  ; 32 cm 
<br/><br/> An account of the creation of James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room, it's reception by the artist's patron, subsequent criticism, and ultimate museum installation in 1923. The author also includes details of dinner parties that took place in the room, and attempts to draw out insights into contemporary British culture. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300076110 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M.---Sackler Gallery , Washington, DC
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>REF 747.7 MER