Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris millinery trade

Format:: Book
Language:: English
Imprint:: San Francisco, CA : Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco-Legion of Honor ; Munich : DelMonico Books, an imprint of Prestel, a member of Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH, 2017 and ©2017
Subject:: Degas, Edgar, - 1834-1917 - Themes, motives - Exhibitions
Hats in art - Exhibitions
Hats - France - Paris - Exhibitions
Millinery - France - Paris - Exhibitions
Impressionism (Art) - France - Paris - Exhibitions
Contributor:: Degas, Edgar, artist
Kelly, Simon (Simon R.), author, curator
Bell, Esther (Esther Susan), author, curator
Hiner, Susan, author
Tétart-Vittu, Françoise, author
Buron, Melissa E., author
Camerlengo, Laura L., author
Chrisman-Campbell, Kimberly, author
Yoder, Abigail, author
Legion of Honor (San Francisco, Calif.), organizer, host institution
St. Louis Art Museum, organizer, host institution
ISBN:: 9783791356211, 3791356216, 9783791367477, and 3791367471
Description:: 295 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Notes:: Catalog of an exhibition held at the Saint Louis Art Museum, February 12-May 7, 2017; and Legion of Honor, San Francisco, June 24-September 24, 2017
Bibliographic Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index
Contents:: "Silk and feather, satin and straw" : Degas, women, and the Paris millinery trade / Simon Kelly -- The milliners of Paris, 1870-1910 / Françoise Tétart-Vittu -- The modiste's palette and the artist's hat / Susan Hiner -- Degas, millinery, and the grand tradition / Esther Bell -- Catalogue -- Chronology / Abigail Yoder
Summary:: "Though best known for his depictions of dancers and bathers, Edgar Degas repeatedly returned to the subject of millinery over the course of three decades. In masterpieces such as The Millinery Shop (1879-86) and The Milliners (ca. 1898), he captured scenes of milliners fashioning and women wearing elaborate, colorful hats. Featuring sumptuous paintings, pastels, and preparatory drawings by Degas, Cassatt, Manet, Renoir, and Toulouse-Lautrec, among others, this generously illustrated book surveys the millinery industry of 19th-century Paris. Peppered throughout with photographs, posters, and prints of French hats, this book includes essays that explore Degas's particular interest in the millinery trade; the tension between modern fashion and reverence for history and the grand art-historical tradition; a chronicle of Parisian milliners from Caroline Reboux to Coco Chanel; and examples of how the millinery trade is depicted in literature. Brilliantly linking together the worlds of industry, art, and fashion, this groundbreaking book examines the fundamental role of hats and hat-makers in 19th-century culture."-- Publisher's description
Collection:: BGC Monograph Stacks
Call Number:: N8217.H34 D44 2017
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