Degas exclusive slated for Memorial Art Gallery

Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (1887-81). Bronze, tinted in part, skirt of cotton, with satin ribbon and wooden base.

Πmajor exhibition of the works by the French impressionist master, Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion, comes to Rochester this fall, showcasing the celebrated bathers, horses, and dancers of Degas. The Memorial Art Gallery will be the only East Coast venue for the nationally touring show--the first major Degas exhibition ever in western New York.

The works on view include 73 sculptures--among which is the 19th-century art icon The Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen--and a dozen of the artist's paintings, pastels, and prints.

"Emboldened by the success of last year's Maxfield Parrish exhibition, the Memorial Art Gallery is delighted to offer Rochester the work of one of the true masters of modern art," says gallery director Grant Holcomb. "The selection of the gallery as one of the show's venues is particularly noteworthy in view of the fierce competition for high-profile exhibitions."

A communitywide celebration, already in the planning stages, will include collaborative events with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rochester City Ballet, George Eastman House, and Writers & Books. The exhibition, scheduled to open October 12, will remain on view through January 5, 2003. For additional information, call (585) 473-7720 or visit http://mag.rochester.edu.

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