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Meet Mary Cassatt, An American Artist (Adults)

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Lynn Rymarz portrays Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt in this living history program.

Mary Cassatt worked as an artist in an age when most women of her station were restricted to the home. In this dramatic portrayal by Lynn Rymarz, hear about her childhood growing up in a wealthy family in Pennsylvania and her early desires to become a professional artist. Although her father objected to her career choice, she began studying painting at the age of fifteen. Discover her determination as she moved to Paris where she studied the master artists of her day. Learn of the budding group of artists she became part of and how they changed her life as an artist. You will see samples of her art work and follow her life's journey as she pursued her dream of becoming the artist she always wanted to be.

This program is presented in honor of the Mary Cassatt exhibit at The Art Institute of Chicago which runs until Sunday, January 3, 2027. 

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