Mary Cassatt’s Formation: Forging a Path as a Woman in a Man’s World

Elliot Bostwick Davis, John Moors Cabot Chair, Art of the Americas

Cassatt’s upbringing and early development as an artist in the United States and Europe contributed to her distinctive artistic vision. This overview of Cassatt’s career focuses on her growth and training as a professional artist, with her role as an advocate for her own work and that of her contemporaries on both sides of the Atlantic.

April 5, 2016