Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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


Monday, February 25, 2013

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Title: I just signed up to pack meals at Feed My Starving Children! Here's what we'll be doing: http://youtu.be/nlGI94_dks0    My daughter is in the army and was stationed in Haiti after the tsnami.  Feed My Starving Children donates it's time and goods there and many other places.   It's a great event at my local church and I believe they have packing centers nationwide.  Get involved!

Friday, February 22, 2013

A Little Claude Monet Trivia


Monet's other palette The French Impressionist ate as well as he lived

  • author John Edward Young, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
  • publication The Christian Science Monitor
  • issn 0882-7729
  • published December 16, 1998
  • start page 15
  • added 12:40 AM
PHOTOS: 1)START TO FINISH: Monet was fond of fresh seafood, including steamed mussel2) and of French, Dutch, and English cheeses with fruit from his garden. 3) LUNCH AT 11:30:meal might include Veal with Olives, Glazed Carrots, and Baked Field Mushrooms. Monetate early to take advantage of the afternoon sun to paint. 4) LEEK AND POTATO SOUP: Ameal at Giverny usually included soup. PHOTOS BY ARI DENISON ‑ STAFF 5)MONUMENTAL MONET: The artist in his studio. The exhibit, 'Monet in the 20th Century' runsthrough Dec. 27 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, before traveling to the Royal Academyof Arts in London (from Jan. 21 to April 18, 1999). BY COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM OFFINE ARTS, BOSTON