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Artist Report
Assignment
Art Appreciation (Liberty
University)
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Pamela Ferreiro
Professor Carrick
ARTS 105: Art Appreciation
29 March 2023
Mary Cassatt
This work by Mary Cassatt, entitled , was created in 1897 using the oil Breakfast in Bed
painting medium. The dimensions of this painting are 73.7 cm x 58.4 cm. Currently, the original
painting is in the Huntington Library, in San Marino California.
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Ferreiro 2
Mary Cassatt, born in 1844 in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, is a renowned artist today,
due to her creative emphasis on private moments between women and children. She was born
into favorable circumstances, with her father as a financial broker and her mother coming from a
banking family. At six years old, her family moved to the Philadelphia area, where she began
her education. Because of her social sphere, Cassatt was encouraged to study in Europe at a
young age, so she spent five years in various European cities, like London and Berlin. This was
