The Benton Is back Sep 8, 2009
Its 5,500-piece collection includes works by renowned artists like Mary Cassatt, Rembrandt Peale and George Fellows. The Benton was officially named after Connecticut senator and University trustee William Burnett Benton in 1972. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Late 19th Century Scenes of Summer Jun 22, 2009
Paintings by Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins. Three paintings by American-born artists Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins captured new views of the Good Old Summertime ... Numerous paintings of the era show beachscapes, river scenes or gently drifting boats, but in three particularly distinctive works, artists Winslow Homer, Mary Cassatt and Thomas Eakins offered unique perspectives of these fleeting glimpses of summer. (Suite101.com)
Follow the Art Trail! Apr 7, 2009
Collections in 19 intact rooms include original furnishings, paintings by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, ;douard Manet, James M. Whistler and Mary Cassatt. As with many of the museums, the docent s knowledge puts the art and architecture into an exciting historic context. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Museum revives artist's works Mar 21, 2009
Brewster (1870-1952) emerged as one of the best known American women artists at the turn of the 20th century, but today is not nearly as recognized as Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) or Georgia O'Keefe (1887-1986). She painted in such a range of styles that it's hard to believe the same artist created all of the works. (Fresno Bee)
Artist Mary Cassatt in Spain Feb 26, 2009
Best-known for her loving scenes of mothers and children, Mary Cassatt also painted an 1873 series of Spanish works that showed an adventurously emerging talent ... In Mary Cassatt s day, women were still primarily subjects on canvas and not yet creating many works of art themselves ... After her Spanish sojourn, Mary Cassatt returned to Paris. (Suite101.com)
