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Birth
Mary Stevenson Cassatt was born in May, 22, 1844. She was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania.
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Family
Mary is the second child of Robert Cassatt and Katherine Johnson. Mary has 3 siblings.
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Education
Unkown Date. Around 1850 womens were not allow to get the career they wanted. Mary chose to attend Philadelphia’s Academy of Fine Arts at age 16. Of coure her family opposed with her becoming an artist. Around the year 1866 Mary decided to go to Paris and do private art lessons. Soon she met Edgar Degas and he became her mentor -
Interesting Facts
Around 1870 and 1888 Mary started to draw more of her family especially her sister Lydia. -
Sarah in a Green Bonnet
Sarah in a Green Bonnet is one of the artwork Mary Cassatt drew.
Mary drew Sarah in a Green Bonnet with one of her artistic style Impressionism. Genre: Portrait
Style: Impressionism
Technique: Oil
Material: CanvasDate: 1901 -
Eye Vision
Around 1912 Mary was forced to quit painting. Around that time Mary had diabetes and it took her eye vision.
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Death
Mary Cassatt died on June, 14, 1926.
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Artistic Style
The styles Mary used were Impressionism, America Impressionism, and Modern Art. -
Convey Meaning
Mary draws her artwork with the elements she uses, and she usually convey her arts with a warm and natural feeling.
