{"title":"Britany Salsbury","description":"\u003cp\u003eBritany Salsbury’s works draw readers into the intimate intersections of art and everyday life, exploring the nuanced stories behind iconic moments and figures in cultural history. Her books, such as \u003cem\u003eDegas and the Laundress\u003c\/em\u003e, blend rich narrative with meticulous research to illuminate the lives woven through the art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for those captivated by the visual arts and the hidden histories that shape them, Salsbury’s writing celebrates the quiet acts and overlooked individuals that inspire masterpieces. Her prose invites contemplation and a fresh appreciation of familiar artistic legacies.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"degas-and-the-laundress-by-britany-salsbury-9780300273229","title":"Degas and the Laundress","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDegas and the Laundress\u003c\/em\u003e offers an exploration of Edgar Degas’s laundress works and their significance within broader debates on art, urban life, and women’s work in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdgar Degas’s depictions of Parisian laundresses are some of the famed Impressionist’s most revolutionary works. In paintings, drawings, and prints throughout his long career, Degas emphasized the strenuousness of women’s labour and highlighted social-class divides in his idiosyncratic avant-garde style. Laundresses washing, ironing, and carrying heavy baskets of clothing were a highly visible presence within late nineteenth-century Paris, and their job was difficult, dangerous, and poorly paid. Indeed, many laundresses were forced to supplement their income through prostitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDegas’s portrayals of this harsh and complicated life were included in his most significant exhibitions and were praised by artists and critics of his time as epitomizing modernity. Contextualising Degas’s laundress works with those of his contemporaries, such as Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, this volume also looks at examples by painters that Degas influenced and was influenced by, from Honoré Daumier to Pablo Picasso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated and featuring essays by an interdisciplinary group of authors, this study draws on art history, literature, and history to reveal how Degas’s stunning works take part in a more widespread debate concerning the topic of laundresses during the late nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDistributed for the Cleveland Museum of Art\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cleveland Museum of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (October 8, 2023–January 14, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455543460076,"sku":"9780300273229","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/61TJNLWlkDL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774781492"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/britany-salsbury.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}