This episode receives additional support from Reynolda House Museum of American Art, where you can find one of the nation's most highly regarded collections of American art on view in a unique domestic setting - the restored 1917 mansion of R. J. and Katharine Reynolds surrounded by beautiful gardens and peaceful walking trails. You can browse Reynolda's art and decorative arts collections and see what's coming next at their website,  reynoldahouse.org. 

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Episode Credits

This is the third  of three episodes in collaboration with Sartle. Sartle encourages you to see art history differently, and they have a plethora of incredibly fun and informative videos, blog posts, and articles on their website.

Production and Editing by Kaboonki. Theme music by Alex Davis.  Social media assistance by Emily Crockett.

ArtCurious is sponsored by Anchorlight, an interdisciplinary creative space, founded with the intent of fostering artists, designers, and craftspeople at varying stages of their development. Home to artist studios, residency opportunities, and exhibition space Anchorlight encourages mentorship and the cross-pollination of skills among creatives in the Triangle.

Additional music credits

"Misterioso" by Dee Yan-Key is licensed under BY-NC-SA 4.0; "Turkey Vulture" by Chad Crouch is licensed under BY-NC 3.0 ; "Bond Band" by Yan Terrian is licensed under BY-SA 4.0; "Galamus (piano solo)" by Circus Marcus is licensed under BY-NC 3.0; "Simple Life" by Anton Khoryukov is licensed under BY-NC-SA 4.0; "Facing It" by Komiku is licensed under CC0 1.0. Ad Music: "Lonely Chicken Inside Shopping Mall (ID 122)" by KieLoKaz is licensed under BY-NC-ND 4.0; "The Valley" by Dee Yan-Key is licensed under BY-NC-SA 4.0; "Pillow Tree: Version 2" by UncleBibby is licensed under BY 4.0. 

Links and further resources

Manet and the Family Romance, Nancy Locke

Olympia: Paris in the Age of Manet, Otto Friedrich

The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art, Sebastian Smee

The Telegraph: "Did Manet Have a Secret Son?"

The Art Story: Edgar Degas

The New York Times: "Degas and Mrs. Manet"

Edouard Manet, Self-Portrait with Palette, 1878–1879

Edgar Degas, Self-Portrait, 1855 (detail)

Edouard Manet, Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), 1862-1863

Edgar Degas, The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, 1874

Edouard Manet, The Absinthe Drinker, 1859 (detail)

Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet and Mme. Manet, 1868-69

Edouard Manet, Olympia, 1863

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