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American painter and printmaker who exhibited with the Impressionists.

Cassatt lived in Europe for five years as a young girl. She was tutored privately in art in Philadelphia and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1861-65, but she preferred learning on her own and in 1866 traveled to Europe to study. In 1874 Cassatt chose Paris as her permanent residence and established her studio there. She shared with the Impressionists an interest in experiment and in using bright colours inspired by the out-of-doors. Cassatt urged her wealthy American friends and relatives to buy Impressionist paintings, and in this way, more than through her own works, she exerted a lasting influence on American taste.
Born May 22, 1844, Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh), Pa., U.S.
died June 14, 1926, Chateau de Beaufresne, near Paris, France

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