Le mostre in ottobre alla Galleria Nazionale d'Arte di Washington

OPENING SUNDAY! Degas's Little Dancer October 5, 2014 – January 11, 2015 West Main Floor Gallery 82 Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (1878–1881), Edgar Degas's groundbreaking statuette of a young ballerina that caused a sensation at the 1881 impressionist exhibition, takes center stage in an exploration of Degas's fascination with ballet and his experimental, modern approach to his work. This exhibition is presented in conjunction with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' world-premiere musical Little Dancer, which runs from October 25 through November 30, 2014. One of the Gallery's most popular works of art, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen will be presented with 14 additional works from the Gallery's collection, including the monumental pastel Ballet Scene (c. 1907), monotypes and smaller original statuettes by Degas that are related to Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. The exhibition also includes the oil painting The Dance Class (c. 1873) from the Corcoran Gallery of Art. www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/degas-little-dancer.html (Exhibition information) www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/features/little-dancer.html (Learn about the sculpture) www.kennedy-center.org/events/?event=TPTSA (Learn about the Kennedy Center production) www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/exhibitions/pdfs/2014/degasdancer.pdf (Download the exhibition brochure, PDF)

A Subtle Beauty: Platinum Photographs from the Collection October 5, 2014 – January 4, 2015 West Building, Ground Floor Galleries 22, 22A With a velvety, matte surface and extraordinary tonal depth, the platinum print played an important role in establishing photography as a fine art during the last decades of the 19th century. This exhibition of some 25 photographs will showcase outstanding platinum prints from the period of the 1880s to the 1920s, including works by Peter Henry Emerson, Frederick H. Evans, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Alvin Langdon Coburn, Clarence White, Gertrude Kasebier, and other major figures. www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/exhibitions/2014/subtle-beauty.html (Exhibition information)

Degas's Little Dancer Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington Image: Edgar Degas; Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878–1881, pigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base, National Gallery of Art, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon A Subtle Beauty: Platinum Photographs from the Collection Organization: Organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington Image: Frederick H. Evans, York Minster, North Transept: "In Sure and Certain Hope," 1902, platinum print, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Carolyn Brody Fund and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund