Mary Cassatt
American Painter - 1844 - 1926
Mary Cassatt was an American who traveled to France to study art. It was quite an accomplishment for a woman, and an American at that, to exhibit with the famous Impressionists. She beautifully painted portraits of women and children.
ART ACTIVITY EMPHASIS: Portraits, Hats
All Levels – Pastel Strokes
Beginning Level: Hats (cut and mounted pastel)
Int./Adv. Levels: Portrait with hat (cut and mounted pastel)
MEDIA: Oil Pastel on Colored Paper