Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)
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Publisher
Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation
Abstract
The most famous female Impressionist painter, Mary Cassatt, was born on 22 May, 1844 in Allegheny, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Cassatt family was affluent and cultured: Mary's father was a stockbroker, while her mother, who came from an old established Pennsylvania family, was an accomplished woman who spoke French and read widely, and provided Mary with an excellent example to follow. It is, perhaps, no accident that so many of the women in Mary Cassatt's paintings are engaged in simple, self-contained tasks like reading or sewing, since these were the everyday activities of the Cassatt household.
Keywords
Paris, France, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Style: American Impressionist, School: Impressionist, Movement: Impressionism, USA, Painting, Painting
Geographic Location
Paris, France; Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Time Period
1880/82
Type
StillImage
Rights
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Access Restrictions
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Media Type
Paintings; Pictures
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Identifier
A01-PUF0140
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Young Woman Sewing" (2022). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 3586.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/3586
