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A Touch of Blossom considers John Singer Sargent in the context of nineteenth-century botany, gynecology, literature, and visual culture and argues that the artist mobilized ideas of cross-fertilization and the hermaphroditic sexuality of flowers in his work to naturalize sexual inversion. In conceiving of his painting as an act of hand-pollination, Sargent was elaborating both a period poetics of homosexuality and a new sense of subjectivity, anticipating certain aspects of artistic modernism.
Assembling evidence from diverse realms visual culture (cartoons, greeting cards, costume design), medicine and botany (treatises and their illustrations), literature, letters, lexicography, and the visual arts this book situates the metaphors that structure Sargent's paintings in a broad cultural context. It offers in-depth readings of particular paintings and analyzes related projects undertaken by Sargent's friends in the field of painting and in other disciplines, such as gynecology and literature. ... Read more

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Slipcase with Velcro closure, 20 blank folded cards (5 images repeating 4 times), 20 envelopes. ... Read more

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John Singer Sargent Wall Calendar: John Singer Sargent built up his reputation as a portraitist toward the end of the nineteenth century and he painted many famous figures. Following his success as a portraitist he decided to turn his talent to landscape art. It is this aspect of his career that is focused on in this new calendar. With charming paintings of boating parties and grand views of Venice, this calendar is a refreshing look at the work of this famous artist. To learn more about the artist and his works we have included informative text below each image. ... Read more

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Collection of portraits, selected from public and private holdings by art historian Trevor J. Fairbrother, reveal the technical skill and intuitive eye for which American portrait painter John Singer Sargent is renowned.

Drawings in pencil, pastels and charcoal-a lesser-known aspect of Sargent's oeuvre-are shown. ... Read more

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John Singer Sargent (1856 1925) was born in Italy to American expatriates, began his career in France, established it in England, and earned his greatest acclaim in the United States. His interest in the effects of light and in the psychology of modern life eventually led him to explore Impressionism, and he became one of its important advocates. This calendar presents twelve beautiful Sargent images, among them The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, Simplon Pass: Reading, Fishing for Oysters at Cancale, Helen Sears, Corfu: Lights and Shadows, and An Artist in His Studio.

Published with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Size: 12 x 13 in.; opens to 12 x 26 in. ... Read more