Art Starters: Mary Cassatt

Explore Mary Cassatt using observation and imagination.

National Gallery of Art

Mary Cassatt was an American painter who spent many years painting in France. She is well-known for her paintings of mothers and children. Use your powers of observation and imagination to explore this painting, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, and then create a painting of your own with the guided instructions.

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