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Article: Christopher Benfey, Degas in New Orleans: Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable.(Book review)
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- Aurora, The Journal of the History of Art
- Article date:
- January 1, 2000
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Christopher Benfey, Degas in New Orleans: Encounters in the Creole World of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997)
Most art historical accounts of Degas' work and life focus on his contributions to modernity principally by way of his ballerina and bather images. Rarely do they mention that the artist paid a visit to New Orleans between 1872-1873. Nor do we commonly hear that he had a rather large extended family there, some members of whom made their fortune in the American cotton industry. (1) In his book Degas in New Orleans, Christopher Benfey enlightens the reader about Degas' American connections by first ...