Often regarded as merely the creator of sentimental images of
mothers and children or an expatriate heavily influenced by
Impressionism, Mary Cassatt is not typically regarded as an artist
of radical convictions. In "Eve's Daughter/Modern Woman," Sally
Webster reevaluates these dismissals with a historical, aesthetic,
and symbolist analysis of Cassatt's unique venture into the
male-dominated realm of large-scale mural painting, "Modern Woman."
Commissioned for the Woman's Building at Chicago's 1893 World's
Columbian Exposition, "Modern Woman" also stood as a personal and
professional manifesto. This book undertakes a complete overview of
Cassatt's mural, synthesizing a wide variety of interpretations and
original observations to present the first complete treatment of
the work. Webster connects the symbolism of the painting to
Cassatt's life as a woman artist and a member of the Parisian
avant-garde, and to the history of woman's emancipation. She ends
with a detective story as she joins the hunt to unravel the mystery
of the now-missing mural, last known to be in the possession of
Mrs. Potter Palmer (of Chicago's Palmer House family).
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