"Mary Cassatt's tender and profound paintings redefined portraiture and broke down barriers for women in art--both as artists and as subjects. This collection celebrates the artist's insightful portrayal of women and children in their everyday lives. Fifty magnificent portraits cover the scope of Cassatt's career, and essays by professor of American art Judith Barter and author Sue Roe contextualize her innovative career. Offering a fresh look at...

"The young Mary Cassatt never thought moving to Paris after the Civil War to be an artist was going to be easy, but when, after a decade of work, her submission to the Paris Salon is rejected, Mary's fierce determination wavers. Her father is begging her to return to Philadelphia to find a husband before it is too late, her sister Lydia is falling mysteriously ill, and worse, Mary is beginning to doubt herself. Then one evening a friend introduces...