Despite their relative obscurity, many women painters reached impressive heights of creative achievement and professional success in 19th through early 20th century Paris. Art historian Janet Mandel’s lavishly illustrated talk will examine the lives and the works of three of these exceptional artists: Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and Suzanne Valadon.

Between 1850 and the early 20th century, Paris was the center of the art world. Women artists from all over Europe and America arrived to join their French counterparts, where they took advantage of the museums, art academies, and dynamic urban life of the newly redesigned capital. Although not as celebrated as their male colleagues, these women took on modern subjects and experimented with scenes from private life, drawing upon their social difference as a source of artistic inspiration.

This program has been generously funded by the Friends of the Edgartown Free Public Library.

The Zoom link for this program will open half an hour before the program's start time, so come in a little early, set up your devices, get comfortable, and turn your mic and video off until you are invited to turn them on again. This program will not be recorded.