Little dancer aged fourteen : the true story behind Degas's masterpiece
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Author
Contributors
Wood, Willard, translator.
Status
Adult Nonfiction - South Wing Main Floor
921 Degas
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Book
Physical Desc
166 pages : illustrator
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: La petite danseuse de quatorze ans. Originally published in French by Éditions Stock, Paris.
General Note
Reprinted. Originally published: 2018.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
She is famous throughout the world, but how many know her name? You can admire her figure in Washington, Paris, London, New York, Dresden, or Copenhagen, but where is her grave? We know only her age, fourteen, and the work that she did--because it was already grueling work, at an age when children today are sent to school. In the 1880s, she danced as a "little rat" at the Paris Opera, and what is often a dream for young girls now wasn't a dream for her. She was fired after several years of intense labor; the director had had enough of her repeated absences. She had been working another job, even two, because the few pennies the Opera paid weren't enough to keep her and her family fed. She was a model, posing for painters or sculptors--among them Edgar Degas. Drawing on a wealth of historical material as well as her own love of ballet and personal experiences of loss, Camille Laurens presents a compelling, compassionate portrait of Marie van Goethem and the world she inhabited that shows the importance of those who have traditionally been overlooked in the study of art.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Laurens, C., & Wood, W. (2020). Little dancer aged fourteen: the true story behind Degas's masterpiece . Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Laurens, Camille and Willard, Wood. 2020. Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece. Other Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Laurens, Camille and Willard, Wood. Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece Other Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Laurens, Camille,, and Willard Wood. Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece Other Press, 2020.
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