The year is 1877. The Parisian group of artists who call themselves the Impressionists are displaying their works in an exhibit known as the “Salon of Rejects.” One such “reject,” Mary Cassatt, stands ...

PHILADELPHIA — “Mary Cassatt at Work” is a large and mostly satisfying exhibition devoted to the career of the great American artist beloved for her sensitive and often sentimental views of family ...

There were eight Impressionist exhibitions in Paris between 1874 and 1886. This is where that brushy, airy, colorful style made its way into the larger art world, avoiding the stuffy strictures of the ...