Mary Cassatt was an American painter known for her paintings that depicted the relationship between mothers and children. Born on May 22, 1844, and died on June 14, 1926, Cassatt spent most of her artistic career in France, where she was closely associated with the Impressionist movement, although her style was distinct and emphasized detail and emotional expression.
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“The first sight of Degas' pictures was the turning point of my artistic life.”
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“Acceptance, under someone else's terms, is worse than rejection.”
“I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.”
“I am independent! I can live alone and I love to work.”
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“It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.”
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“Women should be someone and not something.”
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“There are two ways for a painter: the broad and easy one or the narrow and hard one.”
Source: The Paintings of Mary Cassatt: A Benefit Exhibition for the Development of the National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., February 1 Through 26, 1966
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