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| Mary Cassatt | |
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| Self-portrait by Mary Cassatt, c. 1878, gouache on paper, 23 5/8 × 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 |
Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American artist. She lived in France for many years. She often painted mothers and children.
Cassatt was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, which is now part of Pittsburgh, to rich parents. She was one out of seven kids. As a child, she traveled a lot in Europe, including visits to London, Paris, and Berlin. Back in the United States, she studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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