Mary Cassatt at Work

by Laurel Garber and Jennifer A. Thompson

A new study of Mary Cassatt that explores the centrality of work to both her inventive technical practice and her distinctive approach to modern subjects

Mary Cassatt's (1844-1926) sensitive depictions of the social, intellectual, and professional lives of modern women often emphasize the work involved in the undervalued sphere of feminized activity. From her renowned portrayals of women and children that foreground the labor of caregiving--whether...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876333048
• ISBN13: 9780876333044
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Length: 280 Pages