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Styndall's avatar

Mary Cassatt has long been one of my favorite artists - her mother and child paintings are beautiful, but I do love Reading Le Figaro. I love how the mirror in the painting only reflected the paper and not her mother. I never noticed that before, but thanks to one of the links in your piece, I understand the importance of that (given women’s struggles of that time). I say it every time, but I do enjoy your weekly Art Drops!

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Keith's avatar

Thanks Andrew for sharing the story of Mary Cassatt and your heartfelt and very accurate reflection of mom! ( I'm sure some of my litigation skills came from her!!) Cassatt is one of my favorite artists! Judy and I visited the Electra Havemeyer Webb Museum in Shelburne, Vermont which has a very impressive collection of her works. Also, Judy really liked Cassatt's "The Child's Bath" printed on the cover. of one of her nursing books. Impressive, Impressionist!

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