Degas in New Orleans: encounters in the Creole world of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable
Arts and entertainment, Criticism, United States history
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Contends that Edgar Degas's five-month visit to the U.S. in 1872 at age thirty-eight was pivotal to his artistic development and career as an impressionist. While staying with his family in New Orleans, he painted their portraits mainly indoors because… the outdoor brilliance hurt his eyes and he feared going blind
Title Details
ISBN
9780679435624
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Copyright Date
1997
Book number
4890196
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Christopher Walker
Duration
8 hours 25 minutes 48 seconds
Audio producer
NLS