Mary Cassatt’s astonishing prints, pastels and paintings of mothers and children, yet she never married or had children herself. She was a classically trained artist but chose to join a group of Parisian radicals—the Impressionists—a movement that transformed the language of art. She was as much a part of the group as Degas, Monet, or Renoir. The world’s most eminent Cassatt curators and scholars reveal a riveting tale of great social and cultural change; a time when women were fighting for their rights and the language of art was completely re-written. Mary Cassatt and her modern women were at the heart of it all.
After the screening there will be a Q & A led by Art Historian Julie Levin Caro, head of the Museum’s learning & engagement department.
The Exhibitions on Screen series continues monthly through June.
Drop in to screen art films, films that relate to artists and artworks in our galleries, and films about the ins and outs of the art world.