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National Gallery renames Degas’ Russian Dancers as Ukrainian Dancers

London gallery’s move prompts calls for rethink of ‘lazy’ mislabelling of Ukrainian art and heritage

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The National Gallery has altered the title of Edgar Degas’ drawing Russian Dancers to Ukrainian Dancers”, prompting calls for other cultural institutions to rethink “lazy” interpretations or mislabelling of Ukrainian art and heritage.

After calls by Ukrainians on social media, the gallery said it had changed the title of the French impressionist’s turn-of-the-20th-century work, which is currently not on display. It is a pastel depicting troupes of dancers, which the artist was fascinated to see performing in Paris late in his life.

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