In an era when few American women pursued careers outside of marriage and motherhood, Mary Cassatt's ambition and professional independence were noteworthy. Her paintings of mothers and children are known the world over for their honest sensitivity. 120 full-color plates. 110 b&w illustrations.
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From Publishers Weekly
The lingering image of American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt as a genteel lady of leisure, a celebrator of upper-class refinement and comfort whose style was largely derivative of Degas is demolished in this stunning retrospective combining letters, reminiscences, critical essays, articles and memoirs by her contemporaries with 118 full-page color plates plus 102 black-and-white photographs. Born in 1844 to a prominent Pittsburgh family, dynamic, charismatic Cassatt, who settled in Paris in 1874, was a hardworking, lonely idealist who lived in her art, an outspoken feminist and an uncompromising fighter for artistic freedom and experimentation. Her popular images of mothers and children radiate maternal tenderness but also bristle with humor and penetrating irony. Cassatt, who died nearly blind at the age of 82, invented an emotional lyricism revealed through faces, gestures and movements. Mathews, a curator at the Williams College Museum of Art and biographer of Cassatt, has assembled a vivid, composite portrait of the artist and her circle.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
"Retrospective" is the key word to this work from Cassatt scholar Mathews (A Passion for Line & Color: The Life of Mary Cassatt, Random, 1994). In addition to looking back on Cassatt's career, Mathews gets personal with her subject, offering a selection of the artist's letters?describing her artistic goals, social events, professional gatherings, meals, and homelife abroad?as well as writings and reminiscences by her contemporaries in France and America. The well-known story of Cassatt's career is also covered. At a time when few American women thought of careers, Cassatt pursued her art and was only 33 when she was invited to exhibit with the French Impressionists. She is credited with influencing American painting by bringing the work of the Impressionists to the attention of American friends and collectors. The wealth of text is augmented with 118 color and 82 black-and-white illustrations. This retrospective between covers is recommended for American art collections.?Joseph C. Hewgley, Nashville P.L.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A Rich Resource to Supplement Mary Cassatt: A Life by Nancy Mowll Mathews,
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This review is from: Cassatt: A Retrospective (Hardcover)
The standard biography of Mary Cassatt is the excellent volume by art historian Nancy Mowll Mathews, Mary Cassatt: A Life, that I have separately reviewed. I highly commend Cassatt: A Retrospective to all those who enjoy that volume. In the retrospective, you'll find more primary sources, more detail and of course, more examples of Ms. Cassatt's wonderful paintings.
I made the mistake of reviewing the Retrospective volume first . . . and found that it connected the story together not well enough to provide a complete picture. It's like reviewing a magazine issue devoted to an artist rather than a biography. For that reason, I'm commending you to read the books in the opposite order to what I did. Some of the material in this book is priceless for its ability to add insight into the Parisian artistic scene. I particularly enjoyed reading the reports about the process used to "judge" paintings submitted to the Salon. The relationship between Degas and Cassatt is also clarified by the materials in the Retrospective.
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This review is from: Cassatt: A Retrospective (Hardcover)
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