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Reflections on the Collection: The Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professors at the National Gallery of Art: Jacqueline Lichtenstein on Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen

Jacqueline Lichtenstein (Université Paris-Sorbonne, emeritus, and former Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professor at the National Gallery of Art) discusses Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (1878–1881). Lichtenstein touches on issues such as the hierarchy of painting and sculpture, originals and copies, and the value of seeing works of art in person.

11/28/17