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Degas & the Dance: The Painter & the ''Petits Rats,'' Perfecting Their Art
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Book Description
''People call me the painter of dancing girls,'' said Edgar Degas, & during his career he created more than a thousand beautiful ballet pictures. Working at the Paris Opera, watching the young students called ''petits rats,'' Degas discovered that ballet training was very much like creating art: It takes hard work & hours & hours of practice. As the ''petits rats'' repeated their steps, Degas drew... More
Book Information
PublisherDiane Publishing Company
BindingHardcover (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages31
ISBN-100756792916
ISBN-13978-0756792916
Publication Date01/01/2002
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About Susan Goldman Rubin (Author) : Susan Goldman Rubin is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Susan Goldman Rubin include Whaam! The Art and Life of Roy Lichtenstein, Matisse D... more
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