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Edgar Degas, French, 1834 - 1917
Schoolgirl (Ecolière)
Bronze
base: 29 cm. (11 7/16 in.)
without base: 27 cm. (10 5/8 in.)
Gift of Harry A. Brooks, Class of 1935
y1985-64
photo: Bruce M. White