https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0 Nancy Mowell Mathews en-us 2023-01-30 18:15:16 UTC 2023-03-26 22:53:49 UTC hello@padlet.com cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2463430646 Mathews, Nancy Mowll. Mary Cassatt: A LIfe. Villard Books, 1994.]]> 2023-01-31 17:51:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2463430646 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493213906 Mary Cassatt was born to Robert S. Cassatt and Katherine Kelso Johnston on May 22, 1844.]]> 2023-02-23 23:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493213906 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493230803 Mary developed mature interests due to her parents encouragement. She felt a passion for "line and color" so by the age of 15 she knew she would be an artist. It wasn't a hard thing for Mary to pick up due to her European education background and her drawing lessons that she had from a very young age. Because of Mary's parents'interest in Art it had helped Mary familiarize herself with public exhibitions, artists studios, and private collectors galleries.

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"Her parents had encouraged the children to develop their own talents and treated them as equals as they grew up. As a consequence, Mary developed mature interests and engaged in a lifelong study of literature, politic, and the foibles of modern society. Most of all, she felt "a passion for line and color," (15)  

]]> 2023-02-23 23:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493230803 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493233427 American 19th century Art

Mary often visited local art galleries that were near her house in Pennsylvania. ]]> 2023-02-23 23:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493233427 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493236096 The First and Oldest art museum/school in the United States that May Cassatt attended]]> 2023-02-23 23:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493236096 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493242234 Mary discontinued her general studies at the age of 15 to study art full-time, this was relatively young for girls in her class. Although her general studies were discontinued, she did study the languages necessary for art, German, French, and Italian.

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"The Cassatts were reconciled to Mary's choice of study by the knowledge that their daughter would be among her social peers at the academy." (18)]]> 2023-02-23 23:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493242234 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493251018 Although Mary enjoyed her life in the country she was growing restless. As the war drew to a close in 1865 she began planning the next step of an American art student, studying abroad. At this point she was 21 and her love for art only grew. Her parents realized that they could not keep her at home any longer so her and her mother signed up for passports on October 4, 1865.

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"Her father was most distressed by his daughters plans. Mary remembered for years that in a burst of anger he had told her he would almost rather see her dead than have her go to Europe by herself to become an artist." (26)]]> 2023-02-24 00:09:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2493251018 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494383257 Mary moved to Rome and took a master named Charles Bellay. Mary's painting was finally accepted in May of that year (1870). Mary was recognized by art colonies of Rome and Paris.

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"Once in Rome, Cassatt moved quickly. She took yet another master, Charles Bellay, a Frenchman who divided his time between Paris and Rome, And set about executing for the Salon of 1870." (61)]]> 2023-02-24 21:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494383257 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494385099 Salon was an art exhibition sponsored by the French government.]]> 2023-02-24 21:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494385099 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494402393 Mary decided to move back to the U.S to rejoin her family. She was extremely happy to finally rejoin her family once again but it was not easy, she started reviving family ties and took proper career steps by engaging in models, studios, and dealers. She soon realized she could not be happy in that environment. She was an unsold artist and could not flourish in the U.S. She soon decided to give up art all together.]]> 2023-02-24 22:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494402393 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494405315 As the weather began to cool Mary's depression lifted, she had not given up art after all. She decided to go west but not to find employment, she was there to find a new market for her art.

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"Cassatt's depression lifted somewhat with the cooler weather, and she did not abandon art after all." (75)]]> 2023-02-24 22:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494405315 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494407726 She was finally starting to make some money after going west to find a new market. She made enough money to go back to Europe but she still needed some help, she reassured her parents that she was finally starting to make money with her art and so of to Europe she went.]]> 2023-02-24 22:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494407726 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494410501 In Europe she flourished. She soon became one of the best artists working in Parma. Just months after coming back to Europe she received her best response she's gotten yet at the Paris Salon. Now returning to the U.S was out of the question for her.

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"Cassatt leaped from the depths of despair in the summer of 1871 in Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania, to being hailed six months later in Parma." (77)]]> 2023-02-24 22:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494410501 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494413237 Everyone at the Parma academy praised Mary's painting. The praise of students and professors grew more and more enthusiastic. Mary became a hot topic in Parma. 

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"All Parma is talking of Miss Cassatt and her pictures, everyone is anxious to know her." (79)]]> 2023-02-24 22:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2494413237 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522534606 Cassatt decided to settle in Paris in 1874 and to put an end to the romantic nomadic life that she's been living for the past 8 years. By now Cassatt is 30 and is ready to live a more settled life. Cassatt's maturity increased along with her age which helped her realize that her professional and financial problems were weighing on her and she is ready to make sacrifices for her career.]]> 2023-03-19 22:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522534606 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522537929 Easing her way back into the Paris community, Cassatt spent that summer with her old teacher, Thomas Couture. With the help of Couture, Cassatt formulated a style more in keeping with the newest Paris Vogue.

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"That Summer she may also tried to rein in the extreme Ruben-esque style she had let loose in Rome and, with Couture's help, formulate a style more in keeping with the latest Paris vogue." (95)]]> 2023-03-19 22:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522537929 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522538745 Mary was venturing on and with the help of her old teacher she came up with a new style that was more in keeping of Paris vogue.]]> 2023-03-19 22:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522538745 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522540357 Mary made her real debut at the age of 34 when impressionist exhibition opened on 04/10/1979. Cassatt had been waiting 2 years for this moment.]]> 2023-03-19 22:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522540357 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522542667 Finally after living over ten years in Paris, Mary no longer felt like a foreigner. Paris had opened their whole arms for Mary. With her wit, curiosity, and creative authority she made way into the French art establishment and high society.]]> 2023-03-19 22:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522542667 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522548128 Mary's brother had remarried and gave birth to their first child, Gardener Cassatt. Gardener Cassatt was born sickly and ill, the whole family worried for his survival for his first winter but luckily a year later when the family returned to Paris Gardener had became a fat, happy, healthy kid. This inspired Mary's art, she soon translated this into her pieces. She started a mother child series of art which would go on to be one of her best works. This became her signature theme for the next 30 years.

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"The child inspired in Mary Cassatt deep emotions that she immediately translated into art." (182)]]> 2023-03-19 22:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2522548128 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532080669 Mary decided to take a few months off and take a trip with family at the end of 1910, she had doubled her income from sales and received extensive coverage from French and American publications. It took time for Mary to adjust to this slow-paced traveling experience. She wasn't used to it, in fact, she missed her work routine. As time went on she missed her work more and more and by the end of the trip she had been poorly physically and mentally damaged.]]> 2023-03-26 22:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532080669 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532083809 Mary's nephew, Gard was very ill throughout their trip but not ill enough to have interrupted their trip. Mary arrived back in Paris before everyone else to get things ready for Gard to come back. By the time the family arrived back in Paris in March, they all saw the severity of Gardeners illness. Cassatt greeted the family at the train station with a doctor and ambulance but it was no use, Gard passed away on April 5, 1911. Due to all the stress of her nephew whom she adored passing away Mary had collapsed. Doctors ordered her to have strict bed rest and solitude.]]> 2023-03-26 22:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532083809 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532086775 By May Mary was all alone. She had realized that she had plummeted greatly. She went from height of activity, success, self-confidence to the depths of physical pain and spiritual paralysis. For the next two years she would suffer from tremendous body pains but what was even worse was her inability to work.]]> 2023-03-26 22:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532086775 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532088189 2023-03-26 22:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532088189 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532089644 After 1 year Mary's body miraculously started recovering. Even doctors were shocked to see this happen. But still she would refuse to paint. ]]> 2023-03-26 22:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532089644 cheneri000_2_1 https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532098374 Mary died on June 14. She was very ill suffering from diabetes, old age, and losses of mental focus. She was buried in her family's plot in the town cemetery of Mesnil-Théribus.]]> 2023-03-26 22:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cheneri000_2_1/xuikgl1tfwxy7qv0/wish/2532098374