Editing Mary Cassatt (section)

== Legacy ==

Mary Cassatt's legacy encompasses both her artistic achievement and her pioneering role as a woman artist competing successfully in male-dominated artistic circles. Her paintings and prints remain among the most beloved works of American Impressionism, their intimate subjects and technical sophistication continuing to attract admirers more than a century after their creation. Her Philadelphia origins, though she left the city as a young woman, connect her to a tradition of artistic achievement that includes Thomas Eakins, her near-contemporary at the Pennsylvania Academy.<ref name="pollock"/>