HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY CASSATT! This Wednesday, May 22, is American Impressionist Mary Cassatt’s 180th birthday, so we are celebrating this week with her works of art. Today we […]
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Arts Everyday Living: Happy 180th Birthday Mary Cassatt! A Week of Celebration of Her Art
The Boating Party, 1893/1894 Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) This Wednesday, May 22, is Mary Cassatt’s 180th birthday. So we will be celebrating this week with her works of art starting with the […]
Arts Everyday Living: Celebrating Women’s History-Lilly Martin Spencer, Groundbreaker in Art
CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH March is Women’s History Month and we will be featuring women artists through the centuries. A number of them are “famous,” but […]
Arts Everyday Living: Art of Autumn Week–An American Woman Artist & the Poetry of Leaves
Title: Untitled (Autumn Leaves) Artist: Mary Vaux Walcott (1860-1940) When was the last time you picked up a branch of autumn leaves from the sidewalk or ground, similar to […]
Arts Everyday Living: American Artist and Mother, Lilly Martin Spencer–A Special New Dress
Title: We Both Must Fade Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902) How many of us have had a favorite dress or suit which we still remember even after the passing of many […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of the Cat Week—Today, Through the Eyes of Cecilia Beaux
Title: Man with a Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker) Artist: Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) In this portrait, we have entered the gentlemanly world of Mr. Henry Sturgis Drinker, engineer and future university […]
