THE TEN O'CLOCK
The Whistler Society Journal is edited by Dr Georgia Toutziari with Emeritus Professor Daniel Sutherland as assistant editor. Georgia is an independent Art Historian and a Whistler scholar. Having studied at Central St Martins, Christie’s Education and Glasgow University, Georgia’s PhD thesis was an annotated edition of the correspondence of Anna McNeill Whistler, Whistler’s mother. Georgia is currently working on a book about the women in Whistler's life and the impact they had on him and his work. Daniel is an acclaimed writer and Whistler scholar and is the author of Whistler: A Life for Art’s Sake. He has written extensively on the life of James Whistler, as well as the of historically significant people in his artistic and social circles. He is currently working on a new book exploring the influence of Whistler in the expanded fields of art, history and culture. Together Dr Toutziari and Professor Sutherland co-wrote Whistler’s Mother: Portrait of an Extraordinary Life .
THE TEN O'CLOCK
NUMBER I | SPRING 2017
Our inaugural issue introduces readers to the diversity of James Whistlers life and work, the individuals he influenced in his lifetime; as well as the continuing study of his work a position in the history of British and European art that continues today. The journal introduces his work and working methods as an avant-garde etcher and printmaker; the muses and influences which governed his talent as a painter; as well as the paths he travelled and the individuals he would inspire along the way.
THE TEN O'CLOCK
NUMBER II | SUMMER 2020
Our second issue discusses James Whistler's influence as a Modern artist, from his celebration of everyday life through art, to his unique industrious approach to art making, and self promotion. The journal also explores the relationships he maintained with his patrons , as well as his curious connection to the progressive nationalist reformers present in London is the late nineteenth century. Above all, it questions why Whistler's work is not properly represented in the collections of the National Gallery.
THE TEN O'CLOCK
NUMBER III | AUTUMN 2021
The third volume of the Whistler Society’s journal ‘The Ten O’Clock’, focuses on Whistler, the ‘International Artist’ covering the later part of his career from the 1880s. In particular this volume looks at Whistler and his connection with Paris and Brussels, and includes illustrations of seven of his paintings that were exhibited in Europe between 1884 and 1899. An essay tells the story of Whistler’s close friendship with the French poet and critic Stéphane Mallarmé who was commissioned to translate Whistler’s ‘Ten O’Clock’ lecture into French. Whistler’s legacy is celebrated in essays on missing paintings in the University of Glasgow’s Online Paintings Catalogue Raisonné, and on the criticism of Whistler that will be documented in the forthcoming online resource of the Centre for Whistler Criticism. Both online resources will be formidably important for future Whistler studies, and the appreciation and understanding of the painter. There is a review of the online catalogue raisonné, and another of a recent exhibition. Finally, an appendix includes, for the first time in translation, the complete exchange of correspondence between Whistler and Mallarmé concerning the translation of the ‘Ten O’Clock’ lecture in French.
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NUMBER IV | SPRING 2022
The fourth issue of The Ten O’Clock celebrates the return to some sort of normality after the upheavals of the last two years and, more importantly, the burgeoning life and activity of The Whistler Society. Fortuitously, this issue also marks the 10th Anniversary of the founding of our Society. The theme of this issue, The Portraiture of Whistler, is outlined in the Editor’s Introduction and reveals the remarkable breadth of Whistler’s oeuvre in terms both of subject matter and media. It reinforces his position as one of the most innovative artists of his time whose influence endures to this day. The Editor, Dr Georgia Toutziari, has brought together a remarkable team of contributors. Working closely with the Assistant Editor, Emeritus Professor Daniel E. Sutherland, she has produced a Journal which is both scholarly and enlightening. I would like to thank them for their dedication and academic rigour. I send them my congratulations and know that every reader will do the same.