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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
 * [[image:boatingparty.jpg width="355" height="273" align="left" caption="The Boating Party, Mary Cassatt, 1893/1894."]]The Boating Party, 1893/1894**

The lives of women, especially women with children, was a common subject for Mary Cassatt. In //The Boating Party//, Cassatt uses strong color and patterns. This piece was showcased at Cassatt's first American exhibition.

Mary Cassatt was committed to her art at a time when women were expected to marry and tend to family. She faced hurdles that men in similar situations did not.

While living, studying and working in Paris, she became a part of the Impressionist movement.

Picturing America Resources - The Boating Party 14a

Learn more about //The Boating Party://

[|The National Gallery of Art]

Learn more about Mary Cassatt:

[|Mary Cassatt at the Met] From the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes information about Cassatt's life and times as well as references.

[|Mary Cassatt Gallery]

[|Mary Cassatt page at the National Gallery of Art]

Learn more about Impressionism:

Musee d'art Americain Interactive look at Impressionism for Kids

Women's Issues:

[|This Isn't Right - Women Reform Leaders, 1847-1952] CyberExhibit from the National Museum of Women's History

For Teachers: Lesson Plan on Impressionism - [|Paint Like an Impressionist]