Happy birthday, Mary Cassatt!

Mary Cassatt, Self-Portrait, 1878

American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt was born on May 22, 1844, in Philadelphia. She lived in France for most of her life until her death in 1926, befriending notable artists like Manet and Degas. Maybe this is why I love her paintings so much—Degas is my one true painterly love, and they’re apparently painters of the same palette. (Or something like that!)

I love crafting depicted in art. Did you know Cassatt had quite a bit, especially of women and their needlework? I used to always imagine hanging one of these lovely prints in the craft room of my dreams.

Above: L: Young Girl In The Garden Sewing / R: Young Mother Sewing

Above: L: Mary Ellison Embroidering / R: Woman Sewing

Above: L: Lydia (the painter’s sister) Crocheting In The Garden At Marly / R: Lydia At A Tapestry Loom

Above: L: Augusta Sewing Before A Window / R: Francoise in Green, Sewing

The last one of the little girl in green is my favorite. Doesn’t she kind of look like she might be a girl with a curl?