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Share Annelise K. Madsen September 1, 2026 In 1892–93, Mary Cassatt seized an unparalleled opportunity to try something new: a monumental mural for the Woman’s Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. By a href=" rel="author" Annelise K. Madsen /a In Modern Woman, one of the building’s two key murals, Cassatt portrayed naturalistic figures engaged in outdoor activities, transforming the everyday into a grand, symbolic vision of female agency. She scaled up her signature subject matter—contemporary women in their daily lives, rendered with seriousness and a sense of ps
Share Annelise K. Madsen September 1, 2026 In 1892–93, Mary Cassatt seized an unparalleled opportunity to try something new: a monumental mural for the Woman’s Building at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. By a href=" rel="author" Annelise K. Madsen /a In Modern Woman, one of the building’s two key murals, Cassatt portrayed naturalistic figures engaged in outdoor activities, transforming the everyday into a grand, symbolic vision of female agency. She scaled up her signature subject matter—contemporary women in their daily lives, rendered with seriousness and a sense of ps
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