Cassatt

Mary Cassatt
Full Name of Artist (birthname)- Mary Jane Cassatt Born- May 25th,1844 in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh)

Died- June 14,1926 in France

Subject/Genre-Mary Cassatt enjoyed painting mothers,babies, and families.

Art Movement/Period of artist -Mary Cassatt was a French Impressionist artist in the late 1800's

Art Medium / Materials-Mary Cassatt used light, bright colors and sketchy brush strokes to create the effect of what the eye sees at a glance.

Title of artwork-Mother About To Wash Her Sleepy Child Year it was created-1880 Medium- oil on canvas



An interesting fact about Mary Cassatt is that... Mary Cassatt painted in France Mary Cassatt studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1861 to 1865. Another interesting fact is that she was great friends with Edgar Degas Some more interesting facts are- Known as Great American Artist Left amercica to go to France when she was 7 Her father was mad because she wanted to be an artist Her father agreed to send her to art school in the end and Painted ordinary activities 5 paintings shown in Paris Salon

Works Cited: Artist Wiki Burns, Sarah. "Cassatt, Mary." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 22 Mar. 2011. Venezia, Mike. "Mary Cassatt". Chicago: Children's Press, 1993. ARTLEX.com