A new name has been popping up amidst the glut of campaign signs on Tampa street corners: Degas. Elegantly simple, with black lettering against a white background, Mr. Degas' signs stand out among all the noisy orange Grecos and green Turanchiks.
Don't look for his name on the ballot on March 1, though: Edgar Degas, the painter and sculptor best known for his exquisite depictions of ballet, has been dead for almost a century. But the Tampa Museum of Art hopes that by planting his name among the other seasonal propaganda, you'll be reminded to visit the museum's big spring show, Degas: Form, Movement and the Antique, which opens Mar. 12.
TMA Executive Director Todd Smith got the idea for the promotion when he started seeing campaign signs around town about a month ago.
