Mary
Stevenson
Cassatt
Born May 22, 1844
in Allegheny City, PA, US
Daughter of
Robert cassatt and
Katherine Johnston
Sister of
Alexander cassatt and Lydia cassatt [add sibling]
[spouse?]
[children?]
Died June 14, 1926
in Château de Beaufresne, France
About Mary Cassatt
Mary Cassatt grew up in the Philadelphia area, where she started school at six years old.
At age 15, Mary studied painting at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her family didn't want her becoming an artist, but she still went for it. Most of the women didn't think of becoming an artist, they saw it as a "socially valuable talent", but Mary was still really into becoming an artist.
In 1866 she moved to Paris, since Ecole des Beaux-Arts wasn't accepting women students so she did her studying privately with the teachers. That year she joined Charles Chaplin's painting classes.
After returning to the US her dad still didn't support her choice, so he paid for her basic materials, but not for art supplies.
Mary put up two of her art works in the New York Museum, but they weren't bought. She at one point thought of giving up art.
Degas was a big influence on Cassatt. Degas introduced her to copper engraving, they worked side-by-side not for too long, and she learned from his techniques and knowledge.
Mary is mostly known for her theme in her art of "mother and child".
The 1890s were her most creative times.
She got diabetes, rheumatism, neuralgia, and cataracts in 1911, but that didn't stop her. However, after 1914 she was forced to quit painting as she was almost blind.
She took into her hands the cause of women's suffrage, and in 1915, she showed eighteen works in an exhibition based on the movement.
It was June 14, 1926 when mary passed away. She was buried Mesnil-Theribus, France.
"If painting is no longer needed, it seems a pity that some of us are born into the world with such a passion for line and color"
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