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Cinq a Six | Sep 22, 2012 | 4:57

The controversial history of La Petite Danseuse

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has brought the famous Degas sculpture "La Petite Danseuse" to town as an exclusive part of a major Impressionist exhibition. But as MMFA director Nathalie Bondil explains, the sculpture hasn't always been seen as an object of beauty.

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