Happy #Learning #Friday everybody! Today, July 19th, is the birthday of French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas. One of the founders of the Impressionist movement, he preferred to be categorized as a realist. Degas actually spent a year with extended family in New Orleans between 1872 and 1873. It was during his time in The Crescent City that he produced his only painting purchased by a museum during his lifetime. Many of his paintings can now be seen online at edgar-degas.org/
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:20:11 +0000