[ePub] Constructing Community: Configurations of the Social in Contemporary Philosophy and Urbanism by Brian Elliott in Arts-Photography

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John Singer Sargentrsquo;s renowned portrait “The Daughters of Edward Darley Boitrdquo; is examined in an aesthetic; philosophical; and personal tour de force that has been called “thoroughly absorbingrdquo; (New York Times Book Review); “brilliant and insightfulrdquo;?(Wall Street Journal); “an attractive; well-illustrated scholarly book; further enlivened by the authorrsquo;s warm and friendly tonerdquo; (Times Literary Supplement); “a uniquely crafted historyrdquo; (The Magazine Antiques); “a brilliant work of criticism; without a word of jargon in itrdquo; (Maine Antique Digest); “sensitive and penetratingrdquo; (Choice); and “a meticulously researched account of [the Boitsrsquo;] milieu; their eccentric lifestyle; its unintended effects on their daughters; and of the creation of the enchanting masterworkrdquo; (Cape Cod Times).