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- catalog abstract "Edgar Degas travelled from Paris to New Orleans during the fall of 1872 to visit the American branch of his mother's family, the Mussons. He arrived at a key moment in the cultural history of this most exotic of American cities, still recovering from the agony of the Civil War: the decisive period of Reconstruction, in which his American relatives were importantly involved. This was precisely the time when the American writers Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable were beginning to mine the resources of New Orleans culture and history. What was it about this war-torn, diverse, and conflicted city that elicited from Degas some of his finest paintings? And what do we need to know about New Orleans society to make sense of Degas's stay? Benfey gives us the answers to these questions. Degas's white relatives were among the leaders in some of the most violent uprisings in Reconstruction Louisiana, and his black relatives - whose existence this book is the first to reveal - were no less prominent.".
- catalog contributor b10584720.
- catalog coverage "New Orleans (La.) Description and travel.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Benfey gives us the answers to these questions. Degas's white relatives were among the leaders in some of the most violent uprisings in Reconstruction Louisiana, and his black relatives - whose existence this book is the first to reveal - were no less prominent.".
- catalog description "Edgar Degas travelled from Paris to New Orleans during the fall of 1872 to visit the American branch of his mother's family, the Mussons. He arrived at a key moment in the cultural history of this most exotic of American cities, still recovering from the agony of the Civil War: the decisive period of Reconstruction, in which his American relatives were importantly involved. This was precisely the time when the American writers Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable were beginning to mine the resources of New Orleans culture and history. What was it about this war-torn, diverse, and conflicted city that elicited from Degas some of his finest paintings? And what do we need to know about New Orleans society to make sense of Degas's stay?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-285) and index.".
- catalog description "Soulie -- The Haunted house -- Tell -- Siege -- Three sisters -- Old Creole days -- Rillieux -- Nurses -- The Cotton ballet -- Mardi Gras -- Grandissimes -- The Haunted house -- Revenants -- Divided houses -- Esplanade: A coda.".
- catalog extent "xii, 294 p. :".
- catalog identifier "067943562X".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, Inc.,".
- catalog spatial "Louisiana New Orleans".
- catalog spatial "New Orleans (La.) Description and travel.".
- catalog subject "759.4 21".
- catalog subject "Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 Homes and haunts Louisiana New Orleans.".
- catalog subject "Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904 Homes and haunts Louisiana New Orleans.".
- catalog subject "Creoles Louisiana New Orleans Social life and customs.".
- catalog subject "Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 Journeys Louisiana New Orleans.".
- catalog subject "Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 Psychology.".
- catalog subject "Degas, Edgar, 1834-1917 Travel Louisiana New Orleans.".
- catalog subject "ND553.D3 B46 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Soulie -- The Haunted house -- Tell -- Siege -- Three sisters -- Old Creole days -- Rillieux -- Nurses -- The Cotton ballet -- Mardi Gras -- Grandissimes -- The Haunted house -- Revenants -- Divided houses -- Esplanade: A coda.".
- catalog title "Degas in New Orleans : encounters in the Creole world of Kate Chopin and George Washington Cable / Christopher Benfey.".
- catalog type "text".