Mary Cassatt

Mary Stevenson Cassatt May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania (now part of Pittsburgh's North Side), but lived much of her adult life in France where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children.

Born: Mary Stevenson Cassatt, May 22, 1844

Died: June 14, 1926 (aged 82)

Nationality: American Known for: Painting Movement: Impressionism