Who was Mary Stevenson Cassatt?
Q: Who was Mary Stevenson Cassatt?
A: Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American artist who lived in France for many years and often painted mothers and children.
Q: Where was she born?
A: She was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Pittsburgh.
Q: How many siblings did she have?
A: She had six siblings; she was one out of seven kids.
Q: What kind of art did she use to create her works?
A: She used pastels to make important works, and Degas taught her etching as well.
Q: What did she paint for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition)?
A: For the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition), she painted a large mural with three parts - the central theme being Young Women Plucking the Fruits of Knowledge or Science, with the left panel being Young Girls Pursuing Fame and the right panel Arts, Music, Dancing.
Q: What happened to this mural after the fair ended?
A: The mural was lost after the fair ended.
Q: When did Mary Stevenson Cassatt die?
A: Mary Stevenson Cassatt died on June 14th 1926 at Château de Beaufresne near Paris, and was buried in the family vault at Le Mesnil-Théribus, France.
