Ballet by Degas

Studies of a number of the ballet paintings by Edgar Degas (1834-1917): “The Ballet Class”, “Coryphee Resting”, “Ballerina and the Lady with the Fan”, all from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and “On Stage”, “Dancers Practising at the Bar”, and “Pink and Green” from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Credits

co-producer

George Jacobson

Mavis Lyons

director

J.H. Lenauer

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013489

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, French

People → Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1951

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