Mary Cassatt, Professional Printmaker

This is a great story from the Huffington Post,  tweeted to Twitter today.  Tells all about Mary Cassatt's professional print making skills.  Who knew she was a professional printer also?  I didn't.  Take a look.

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/05/mary-cassatt-as-printmaker-new-york-public-library-_n_2812505.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp0000

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Self-portrait by Mary Cassatt, c. 1878, gouache on paper, 23⅝ × 16 3/16 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Birth name	Mary Stevenson Cassatt
Born	May 22, 1844 Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	June 14, 1926 (aged 82) Château de Beaufresne, near Paris, France
Nationality	American
Field	Painting
Training	Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Charles Chaplin, Thomas Couture
Movement	Impressionism