TOUR
Whistler and the Peacock Room
2:15 pm
The famed Peacock Room was once the London dining room of wealthy shipowner Frederick Leyland. Hear the intriguing story of Leyland, American artist James McNeill Whistler, and the controversial decoration of the Peacock Room. Explore other works by Whistler in the Freer's American art galleries, and find out how Whistler influenced Charles Lang Freer's own aesthetic sensibility and collecting.