“I began to think it would be great fun to do something I had never done before … I would not give up the idea for anything,” said artist Mary Cassatt on her decision to paint a monumental mural for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Enjoy the Art Institute's first exhibition in more than 25 years dedicated to this fiercely independent artist. Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism features over 75 paintings, works on paper, and materials related to her mural for the World's Columbian Exposition, lost and presumably destroyed. The exhibition gives due attention to her bold innovations, showcasing Cassatt’s modernist aesthetics, breakthroughs, and lasting impact on both sides of the Atlantic. Lunch is at Bistronomic before the museum visit. Includes museum and special exhibition entrance fees, lunch, and transportation.
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