Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker who became one of the most prominent members of the Impressionist group. She is best known for her artworks which depict the daily lives of women and the relationship between mothers and children. Cassatt was one of the very few women who managed to achieve critical and

While politicians and pundits continue to rail about the need to secure our border to the south, offering helpful suggestions like an alligator-infested moat paired with a big, big fence, perhaps we should all just stop for a moment and remember that other gate we left wide open. Correction, that border forced open in 1854 when Commodore Perry sailed his squadron of American warships into Japanese waters and foisted a trade agreement upon the reclusive nation.

When I started out as a new mom, I was overwhelmed by the tremendous responsibility of raising such a needy, weak and fragile baby. I remember thinking, one sleep-deprived night, while breastfeedi…

Garden Stroll 46x52 by Don Hatfield - | Oil on Canvas | 30 x 36 inches | 76 x 91 cm

An art appreciation essay about Mary Cassatt, the impressionist painter with many examples of her work.

Mary Cassatt

A recent exhibition in Paris rightly affirms the artist as a central figure in arguably the first gender-equal Western art movement

Mary Cassatt, 1906

““Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.” Hamlet, Act 2, Sc 2 #ShakespeareSunday Breakfast in Bed, by Mary Cassatt, 1897 #MotheringSunday #MothersDay2021”