Part one of term paper
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas was born on July 19, 1834 in Paris. His father, Auguste, was a banker from Paris and his mother, Celestine, was from New Orleans. The family changed the name from Degas in order to sound more aristocratic and Degas changed it back early in his career. Although his father wanted him to take over his banking busi ...

Part two of term paper
... and Degas both believed that drawing was of great importance in producing a great work of art. Later that year Degas was accepted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts where he studied under a student of Ingres's. Degas was very insistent that Impressionist artists should have an exhibition to show off their art work. He founded the Societe Anonyme des Artistes. They held exhibitions and published a journal. He was the main founder of these exhibitions that were later known as Salons. At th ...