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Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926, artist.

Mary Cassatt, modern woman / organized by Judith A. Barter ; with contributions by Erica E. Hirshler [and others].

1st ed.

New York : Art Institute of Chicago in association with H.N. Abrams, ©1998.

376 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

One of the few women artists to succeed professionally in her era, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) holds a unique place in the history of art. This handsome volume, richly illustrated with works spanning Cassatt's entire career, accompanies a major traveling exhibition that opens at The Art Institute of Chicago October 1998. 300 illustrations, 100 in color.

Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 -- Exhibitions.

Cassatt, Mary, 1844-1926 -- Criticism and interpretation.

Impressionism (Art) -- Exhibitions.

Exhibition catalogs.

Barter, Judith A., 1951- organizer.

Hirshler, Erica E., writer of added text.

Art Institute of Chicago, issuing body, host institution.

Published to accompany a traveling exhibition opening at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-373) and index.

Judith A. Barter -- Mary Cassatt's modern education: the United States, France, Italy, and Spain, 1860-73 / Andrew J. Walker -- Mary Cassatt: themes, sources, and the modern woman / Judith A. Barter -- Pas de deux: Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas / George T.M. Shackelford -- How Mary Cassatt became an American artist / Kevin Sharp -- Helping "fine things across the Atlantic": Mary Cassatt and art collecting in the United States / Erica E. Hirshler -- Innovation and tradition in Mary Cassatt's pastels: a study of her methods and materials / Harriet K. Stratis.

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