Edgar Degas in New Orleans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schmitt, Rosary H.

Harzinski, Rosary H. (O'Neill), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917.

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917--Family.

Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917--Travel--Louisiana--New Orleans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2023.

Summary:

The grit and grandeur of New Orleans helped give rise to an icon of French Impressionism. Edgar Degas's mother was from New Orleans and from the time he buried her, he pined for Louisiana. In 1872, when he arrived, he found New Orleans wracked with devastation. He struggled with the conflict of helping his family' bankrupt cotton business, while pursuing his passion to paint. Amidst this turmoil, blossomed a tragic friendship with his blind sister-in-law, his beautiful muse. Edgar nearly went mad when he discovered his brother had gone through all the family money, and was having an affair with his wife's best friend. This book rips open the divide between Edgar and his brother that kept them from speaking for ten years, and led Edgar to start a new direction in his work: Impressionism.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

1. The Backstory on Ruptured Love

2. New Orleans Girls Go to France

3. French Boys Go to New Orleans

4. Shattered Expectations

5. The Womb of the Women's World and Painting Inside

6. Betrayal and Secrets Exposed

7. Cotton Crashes and Rage Rises

8. Ravaged Heart

9. Au Revoir

10. Remember Me: A Timeline of Degas in New Orleans

Backmatter Introduction. We Just Can't Let You Go, Edgar!

Experts Reflect on the Degas Mysteries

Dr. Gail Feigenbaum, Curator, NOMA 1999 Degas Exhibit

Dr. Isolde Pludermacher, Chief Curator, Musée D'Orsay

Victoria Cooke, Curator and Director of the Art Galleries for the University of North Georgia

Dr. Barbara Bloemink, Curator and Author

Dr. C.W. Cannon, Professor of New Orleans Studies, Loyola University, New Orleans

Dr. Barbara Ewell, Professor Emerita of English, Loyola University, New Orleans

The Rillieux, Soulié and Degas Families

Terry Martin-Maloney, Great-great-grandniece of Edgar Degas

Artworks Capture Degas' Mysteries

Mme Musson and Her Daughters, Estelle and Désirée

The Cotton Merchants

Degas' Pastels

The Art of the Letter

Additional Family Tree Information

A List of Degas' New Orleans Family Artworks

Goodbye, Edgar

Notes

References

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4396-7716-6

OCLC:

1369672221