Mary Cassatt

by Barbara Stern Shapiro

This intimate collection of the work of Mary Cassatt, America's greatest impressionist, is published to coincide with a major exhibition with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the National Gallery of Arts, Washington, D.C. This unique selection salutes Cassatt's extraordinary gift for depicting the sanctity of the home and her remarkable sensitivity to life's moments of repose.
Photographs feature objects that inspired Cassatt--from a fan given to her by Edgar Degas to the actual tea set seen in "Lady at the Tea Table"--offering an unusual opportunity to understand the late Victorian world Cassatt inhabited and immortalized.

72 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 1998

Reviews

[Sarah]

Nice Little Book, except mine's called "Mary Cassatt: Impressionist At Home" but is the book pictured otherwise. Brief bio of Cassatt and how her family life, especially the other women, influenced her work. Lots of lovely illustrations of her work, full color - which is why I grabbed this volume when I had the chance.

[Bailey]

“Mary Cassatt may be identified with her depictions of the maternal theme, but many of her most distinguished works are those which give an insight into her home and her possessions: porcelains, Persian vases, old silver, Japanese woodeuts, and other objets d'art.”