American painter and printmaker Mary Cassatt shifts…
1898 CE
Fifty-four in 1898, she continues to urge her wealthy American friends and relatives to buy Impressionist paintings (and in this way, more than through her own works, exerts a lasting influence on American taste.
Cassatt is largely responsible for selecting the works that make up the H.O. Havemeyer Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.)