{"product_id":"9781857097146","title":"Discover Degas \u0026 Miss La La","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthors: Anne Robbins, Chiara Di Stefano, Laurie Fierstein, Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby, Denise Murrell, Isolde Pludermacher \u0026amp; Christopher Riopelle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe arts: general issues\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2024 by National Gallery Company Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 120 pages, 71 colour Illus \u003cbr\u003e210mm x 251mm | 0g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary story behind Degas’s groundbreaking painting of the biracial circus performer Miss La La   Edgar Degas’s Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando (1879) is one of only two paintings by the artist representing people of colour. Miss La La, born Anna Olga Brown to a white Prussian mother and African-American emancipated slave father, was a renowned performer of extraordinary daring in fin-de-siècle Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Exploring the fascinating story behind Degas’s painting, this is the first in-depth study to focus on the sitter’s identity, presenting new research on her life and career, as well as unpublished photographic material tracing her tour across Europe. The book also analyses the genesis of Degas’s work, from his rapid sketches completed on the spot to his more elaborate preparatory drawings and pastels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The son of a Creole mother from New Orleans, Degas travelled to Louisiana in 1872–73, which was to have a lasting impact on his art. This book examines the artist’s complex attitudes to ethnicity in relation to his own family background, and the representation of multiracial people in late nineteenth-century France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Published by National Gallery Global\/Distributed by Yale University Press  Exhibition Schedule:  National Gallery, London (June 6–September 1, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41136180822151,"sku":"9781857097146","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781857097146.jpg?v=1711642815","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9781857097146","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}