Mary Cassatt

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The painter is barely known in her adoptive country. A Paris show hopes to change that

When I started out as a new mom, I was overwhelmed by the tremendous responsibility of raising such a needy, weak and fragile baby. I remember thinking, one sleep-deprived night, while breastfeedi…

While politicians and pundits continue to rail about the need to secure our border to the south, offering helpful suggestions like an alligator-infested moat paired with a big, big fence, perhaps we should all just stop for a moment and remember that other gate we left wide open. Correction, that border forced open in 1854 when Commodore Perry sailed his squadron of American warships into Japanese waters and foisted a trade agreement upon the reclusive nation.

Infant sleep is widely misunderstood in Western society.

Mary Cassatt. The Child’s Bath, 1893. Robert A. Waller Fund.

Photo of Mary Cassatt

A major retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art shows how the Philly-raised impressionist focused on women’s work.

View Sara Holding a Cat (1907 - 1908) By Cassatt Mary; oil on canvas; 16¼ x 13 in.; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Mary Cassatt was the first American Impressionist. Her work was recognized and appreciated in France, but also in the USA.