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title: Mother and Child by Cassatt
author: Pushkin Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15918/mother-and-child-by-cassatt/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mother and Child by Cassatt
_Authored by Pushkin Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15918.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1890 pastel on paper, *Mother and Child*, by [Mary Cassatt](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mary_Cassatt/) (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Here the artist captures the tender hold of the mother and inattention of the child in a bold use of pastel. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, P. (2022, May 23). Mother and Child by Cassatt. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Pushkin. "Mother and Child by Cassatt." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 23, 2022. .
### MLA
Museum, Pushkin. "Mother and Child by Cassatt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 May 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.wikiart.org/en/mary-cassatt/mother-and-child-1890)First published on [WikiArt.org](http://www.wikiart.org/) and republished. [Original image](https://www.wikiart.org/en/mary-cassatt/mother-and-child-1890) by [**Pushkin Museum**](https://www.wikiart.org/en/mary-cassatt/mother-and-child-1890). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 May 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.