Mary (Stevenson) Cassatt,1844-1926
Born to a wealthy merchant in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania on May 22, 1844, Mary Cassatt moved with her family to Paris when she was seven years old. The family returned to the United States a few years later, where Mary's artistic interest was soon unveiled. Against her parent's wishes, Mary decided to pursue a career in painting. She attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and in 1866 Cassatt returned to Paris. She remained in Europe the rest of her life except for brief trips to the United States.
While in Paris, she became friends with Edgar Degas, Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet and other Impressionist movement artists. She was the only American artist ever asked to show her work ...
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