Editing Mary Cassatt (section)

== American Influence ==

Though Cassatt spent most of her adult life in France, she maintained significant influence on American art through her role advising wealthy collectors including Louisine Havemeyer. Cassatt's recommendations helped build American collections of Impressionist and Old Master paintings that eventually enriched American museums. Her advocacy introduced American collectors to artists they might otherwise have overlooked, shaping tastes that would influence American art institutions for generations.<ref name="pollock"/>

Cassatt's late career was marked by failing eyesight that eventually forced her to stop painting around 1914. She died on June 14, 1926, at her country estate near Paris. Her influence on American art extends beyond her own paintings to include her role in bringing Impressionism to American attention and her demonstration that women could achieve artistic recognition at the highest levels. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where her education began, now celebrates her as one of its most distinguished graduates.<ref name="mathews"/>