Description: The definitive, groundbreaking biography of John Singer Sargent, the great American artist of the Gilded Age.
Brief description: Devon Cox is the author of The Street of Wonderful Possibilities: Whistler, Wilde and Sargent in Tite Street. He lives in London.
Review Quotes: After reading this engaging book, we know that Sargent's passions were not limited to his brush. Devon Cox, through scrupulous research into family papers, news reports, and diaries, offers revelatory insights into the complex constellation of family, friends, artists, models orbiting around a man who preferred to let his paintings speak for themselves.--Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston