Whistler art displayed at Colby museum

WATERVILLE – Twenty-four etchings and lithotints by James McNeill Whistler are on display at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville through the end of the summer.

The works were created between 1858 and 1896 and depict daily life in the cities of Western Europe. The wide range of subject matter includes bridges, shops and harbors and full-length portraits. Whistler, an American-born artist, lived in London most of his life and was first renowned for his skills as an etcher and later as a painter. The works are on loan from an anonymous lender.