American Painter in Paris (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ellen Wilson
- First Published: 1971
- Time of Work: 1844–1926
- Setting: Pennsylvania, France, and Spain
- Principal Characters: Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Monsieur, Lydia, Aleck, Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: France or French people, Art or artists, Paris, Painting or painters, Biography, Impressionism
- Locales: France, Spain, Pennsylvania
Form and Content
In American Painter in Paris: A Life of Mary Cassatt, Ellen Wilson creates not only a biography but also an art history text of the Impressionist era in France. The book traces the life of painter Cassatt from the age of sixteen to her death. In the course of documenting her life, Wilson also gives an insider’s account of the unfolding drama connected with the Impressionist period of art in France. The young adult reader learns of the camaraderie among artists during this period and also discovers the political and social struggles with which even a...
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