Honors
Whistler achieved worldwide recognition during his lifetime:
- 1884, elected an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich
- 1892, made an officer of the Légion d'honneur in France
- 1898, became a charter member and first president, International Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Gravers
He is commemorated by a statue at Battersea Bridge on the River Thames in the United Kingdom.
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