Miss La La

Miss La La
BornAnna Olga Albertina Brown Edit this on Wikidata
21 April 1858 Edit this on Wikidata
Szczecin Edit this on Wikidata
Died21 March 1945
OccupationAcrobat Edit this on Wikidata

Miss La La (April 21, 1858 -March 21, 1945) was an expert aerialist who served as muse to Edgar Degas and was depicted in his 1879 painting Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando.[1][2] She was also depicted in a poster for the Folies Bergère.[3] She was the star of Troupe Kaira, a traveling circus act, and performed with the Cirque Fernando, based in Montmartre.[1]

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, Karen (February 21, 2013). "A Painterly Eye Capturing a High-Flying Muse". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Degas, Miss La La, and the Cirque Fernando". The Morgan Library & Museum. March 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Famed Aerialist Miss la La Mesmerized Fans Including Edgar Degas with Her Graceful Strength".