NEW YORK, NY.- Edgar Degas (1834–1917), founding member of the Impressionist group who was distinguished by his Realist tendencies, is renowned for his vigorous images of dancers, performers, and theater scenes in paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Throughout his career, he used drawing in dynamic and varied ways to explore these recurring subjects. The exhibition at The Morgan Library & Museum opened September 24, 2010, and features some twenty exceptional drawings by Degas, along with two of his sketchbooks, demonstrating the iconic artist’s characteristic daring and inventiveness. The show includes works depicting quintessential Degas subjects—from his earliest portraits of himself, family members, and friends to his later intensive studies of dancers and performers. Degas: Drawings and Sketchbooks is on view through January 23, 2011, in the Morgan’s Clare Eddy Thaw Gallery. “As a medium, dr