“It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it.”
Quote by Mary Cassatt
Work
Eve's Daughter/Modern Woman: A Mural by Mary Cassatt
This book examines Mary Cassatt's mural 'Modern Woman,' created for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. The work focuses on Cassatt's portrayal of the female experience, using the figure of Eve's daughter to symbolize the modern woman's emergence. It discusses the mural's artistic context, its feminist undertones, and Cassatt's role as a leading Impressionist painter, without delving into unverified biographical details or critical reception. more
Author
Mary Cassatt
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. more
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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
“An artist's job is to articulate what might otherwise be incoherent.”