Mary Cassatt: Modern Woman

Chicago and New York: Art Institute of Chicago; Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1998. 376 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. Published to accompany a traveling exhibition opening at the Art Institute of Chicago. Firm binding, clean inside copy. First paperback edition. "One of the few women artists to succeed professionally in her era, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) holds a unique place in the history of art. This handsome volume, richly illustrated with works spanning Cassatt's entire career, accompanies a major traveling exhibition that opens at The Art Institute of Chicago October 1998. 300 illustrations, 100 in colour." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction, by Judith A. Barter; Mary Cassatt's Modern Education: The United States, France, Italy, and Spain, 1860-73, by Andrew J. Walker; Mary Cassatt: Themes, Sources, and the Modern Woman, by Judith A. Barter; Pas de deux: Mary Cassatt and Edgar Degas, by George T. M. Shackelford; How Mary Cassatt Became an American Artist, by Kevin Sharp; Helping "fine things across the Atlantic": Mary Cassatt and Art Collecting in the United States, by Erica E. Hirshler; Innovation and Tradition in Mary Cassatt's Pastels: A Study of Her Methods and Materials, by Harriet K. Stratis.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to. Collectible.