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17. It is. I'm old now but I love art history. working on this book keeps my mind from turning into

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 06:54 PM

Feb 2021

jello, esp. with this shutdown.

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Hi. Can you give me some advice? [View all] CTyankee Feb 2021 OP

I didn't know that about Degas. Ocelot II Feb 2021 #1

The thing is that I love Degas work (I don't love Wagner's music). CTyankee Feb 2021 #5

I do like Wagner's music (I'm listening to "Das Rheingold" right now), Ocelot II Feb 2021 #6

But didn't the Nazis glorify Wagner very loudly and publicly? CTyankee Feb 2021 #10

They did, but that doesn't make his music less valuable; Ocelot II Feb 2021 #12

I think you conveyed the dichotomy (the beauty of his talent and the ugliness SeeingEyeRefugee Nov 2021 #22

I think it's easy to forget or ignore the deep vein of anti-Semitism cyclonefence Feb 2021 #2

Were the ballet dancers kept by these men? cyclonefence Feb 2021 #13

I am guessing that these girls were sexually exploited. CTyankee Feb 2021 #15

I agree cyclonefence Feb 2021 #18

Sadly, yes. CTyankee Mar 2021 #19

I think I'd skip it Bayard Feb 2021 #3

Not advice, but I read this recently about Degas: Gaugamela Feb 2021 #4

well, for one thing, Degas did not want to paint outdoors and said so. CTyankee Feb 2021 #14

I wish you well on your book. Sounds like a labor of love. Gaugamela Feb 2021 #16

You might look at how the recent controversies over Gaughan are being Mike 03 Mar 2021 #20