Cassatt

[ kuh-sat ]

noun

1. Mary, 1845–1926, U.S. painter.

Cassatt

/ kəˈsæt /

noun

1. CassattMary18451926FUSARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Mary. 1845–1926, US impressionist painter, who lived in France

Example Sentences

In the epic story of modern art, Mary Cassatt has been cast as the premier painter of mothers and babies.

From New York Times

Cassatt, who was born into enormous wealth in Pittsburgh and spent most of her life expatriated to France, fell out of fashion after her death, in 1926, at age 82.

From New York Times

Yet at least since 1998, when the British feminist Griselda Pollock published the book “Mary Cassatt: Painter of Modern Women,” Cassatt has been rehabilitated as a proto-feminist who supported women’s suffrage and experimented daringly in her work.

From New York Times

The approaching centennial of Cassatt’s death is inspiring a new round of exhibitions and books, and a reappraisal is welcome.

From New York Times

Its theme — work with a capital W — is two-pronged, seeking to establish Cassatt as an exemplary professional and to “challenge the idea that her oeuvre focuses solely on moments of leisure,” as the curators Jennifer A. Thompson and Laurel Garber write in the accompanying catalog.

From New York Times