Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) was an American impressionist painter who lived most of her life in France. She focussed on capturing women at their daily tasks in oils, pastels, and prints, and produced many innovative representations of mothers and children. Cassatt was hugely influential in encouraging the exhibition and collection of impressionist art in the United States.
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1844 - 1926Life of the American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
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22 May 1844The impressionist painter Mary Cassatt is born in Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh).
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1865The impressionist painter Mary Cassatt moves to Paris.
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1874Mary Cassatt's 'During the Carnival' is accepted by the Paris Salon.
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1877The Paris Salon rejects a submission by Mary Cassatt who now explores alternative ways to exhibit her art.
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1879Mary Cassatt participates in the Fourth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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1879Mary Cassatt paints her 'Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge'.
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1880Mary Cassatt pariticiaptes in the Fifth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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1881Mary Cassatt participates in the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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1886Mary Cassatt participates in the Eighth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris.
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c. 1890Mary Cassatt creates her celebrated pastel on paper, 'Mother and Child'.
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1891The art dealer Durand-Ruel organises a solo exhibition in Paris for Mary Cassatt.
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1893The art dealer Durand-Ruel organises a second and even bigger solo exhibition in Paris for Mary Cassatt.
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1894Mary Cassatt makes her home at Château de Beaufresne in Le Mesnil-Théribus in northern France.
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1895The art dealer Durand-Ruel organises a solo exhibition in New York for Mary Cassatt.
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14 Jun 1926The impressionist painter Mary Cassatt dies in Paris.
