I recently attended a lecture on Degas in New Orleans. As a perspective Art History major I was very excited about hearing an expert discuss Degas works. He is also one of my favorite artists which made me that much more excited. The speaker Marni Kessler was clearly very knowledgeable with regards to Degas and his work but overall I found her lecture to be very dry. Instead of focusing on his art she mostly discussed technicalities and miscommunication with scholars had. Overall though, I am sure that all of the PiPhi's who attended were able to gain from the lecture.