{"product_id":"discover-degas-miss-la-la-9781857097146","title":"Discover Degas \u0026 Miss La La","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary story behind Degas's groundbreaking painting of the African-American\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e circus performer Miss La La.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edgar Degas's \u003ci\u003eMiss La La at the Cirque Fernando\u003c\/i\u003e (1879) is one of only two paintings by the artist representing people of colour. Miss La La, born Anna Albertine Olga Brown to a white Prussian mother and African-American father, was a renowned performer of extraordinary daring in fin-de-si?cle Paris. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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the first in-depth study to focus on the sitter's identity, presenting new research on her life and career, as well as unpublished photographic material tracing her tour across Europe.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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published by National Gallery Global\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Gallery, London\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (June 6-September 1, 2024)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e is a Curator of Paintings at the Mus?e d'Orsay, Paris. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChiara Di Stefano\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Curator of Post 1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Fierstein\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent researcher, currently writing a book about Anna Albertine Olga Brown Woodson and Theophilia Szterker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarcy Grimaldo Grigsby \u003c\/b\u003eis Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Humanities at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Murrell\u003c\/b\u003e is the Merryl H. and James S. Tisch Curator at Large, Office of the Director, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSterre Overmars\u003c\/b\u003e is Weinrebe Curatorial Fellow of Post-1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsolde Pludermacher \u003c\/b\u003eis Chief Curator of Paintings at the Mus?e d'Orsay, Paris. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Riopelle\u003c\/b\u003e is the Neil Westreich Curator of Post 1800 Paintings at the National Gallery, London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Gallery London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901861433618,"sku":"9781857097146","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e402e8ab-8c76-43fa-82bd-c02cc09c8bf6.jpg?v=1738439682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/discover-degas-miss-la-la-9781857097146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}