Eve's Daughter/Modern Woman: A Mural by Mary Cassatt
- ISBN-10
- 0252029062
- ISBN-13
- 9780252029066
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 155
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Authors
- Sally Webster, Mary Cassatt
Description
Often regarded as merely the creator of sentimental images of mothers and children or an expatriate heavily influenced by Impressionism, Mary Cassatt is not typically regarded as an artist of radical convictions. This text re-evaluates these dismissals and presents a complete overview of her mural.
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