so-so2.5/5
I liked the 1st part when she puts into context the sculpture, when she gives info about Degas which offers a better understanding of the work itself, and its harsh reception at the time.
I didn't like the digressions: pointless comparison of hardship, emotional judgements... These made it harder to read. I would have preferred more emotional distance from the writer, more structure too. In the
end, we don't know much more about the model
pickThis was pretty good and I'll be checking out the museum when I go to Boston this summer! My #doublespin for March @TheAromaofBooks
pickArtist Claire has been blackballed by the art world and is thus working creating reproductions of famous paintings for a website. Then someone brings her a painting from the Gardner Museum heist but she believes it‘s a forgery. For whatever reason I dragged my feet to pick up this book and it turns out I loved it! The story is great and the descriptions of the artistic process are fascinating. #ReadYourEbooks
April 5 #SpringSkies InvolvesArt I thought I would show off some of my art I've done lately. This is called Reversed Canvas Art. You paint on the back of the wooden canvas and make it like 3D by adding real pieces that match what you painted. @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
A very interesting story of artists Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Manet, and their contemporaries.
I‘m reading the backlists of authors for
#SuperBookV 📚 and for #Sharreadathon 💖
Off to NYC by train.
Windsor Locks>New Haven > Grand Central Station > the MET/Manet-Degas exhibit
Excited just to be in the City at Holiday time!
pickInteresting story based on the Gardner museum art heist!
