Masters Series: George T.M. Shackleford, “Degas: © First Hand Films 授权, 音乐, and Time”

From the 1860s until the end of his working life in the early 20th century, Edgar Degas devoted much of his time to making paintings, 雕塑, pastels, 图纸, and prints of the dancers who formed the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera. George T.M. Shackelford, author of ‘Degas: The Dancers’ (1994) and ‘Degas and the Nude’ (2011) will discuss the origins and development of Degas’s interest in these dancers, placing the TMA’s own ‘Dancers’ and ‘Rehearsal Room’ in the continuum of the artist’s series of works. Using Degas’s own works and words, with many vivid comparative illustrations, Shackelford will bring Degas’s dance world to life. A noted curator and Degas scholar, Shackelford is the Deputy Director of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.