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"tombstone": "The Lamp, 1890\u201391. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844\u20131926). Drypoint, softground etching, and aquatint; platemark: 32.1 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.); sheet: 44 x 27.8 cm (17 5/16 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles T. Brooks, 1941.73",
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"measurements": "Platemark: 32.1 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.); Sheet: 44 x 27.8 cm (17 5/16 x 10 15/16 in.)",
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"id": 312341,
"title": "The Silver Jubilee Exhibition",
"description": "The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).",
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"title": "The Impressionist Aesthetic",
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"title": "Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland",
"description": "Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).",
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"id": 311553,
"title": "Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot",
"description": "Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 7, 1993-January 2, 1994).",
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"id": 187619,
"title": "Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints",
"description": "Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).",
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"id": 182153,
"title": "Monet to Dal\u00ed: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art",
"description": "Monet to Dal\u00ed: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).",
"opening_date": "2006-05-27T00:00:00"
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"id": 200460,
"title": "Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris",
"description": "Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).",
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"title": "Mary Cassatt / Berthe Morisot: Allies in Impressionism",
"description": "Mary Cassatt / Berthe Morisot: Allies in Impressionism. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY (organizer) (May 24-September 1, 2025).",
"opening_date": "2025-05-24T04:00:00"
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"did_you_know": "Mary Cassatt was inspired to create this print after visiting an expansive exhibition of Japanese woodblocks at Paris's \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts.",
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"description": "The theme of a bourgeois woman \"at home,\" coiffed and dressed to greet visitors, was a familiar one in Cassatt\u2019s work, utilized in compositions such as Mimi as a Brunette. The position of the model as seen from behind may reflect the consideration of the nape of a woman\u2019s neck as the ultimate symbol of beauty and eroticism in Japan.",
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"citation": "Mathews, Nancy Mowll, and Ann Cannon. Mary Cassatt / Berthe Morisot: Allies in Impressionism. Cooperstown, NY: Fenimore Art Museum, 2025.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 6",
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"catalogue_raisonne": "Mathews & Shapiro 6, Breeskin 144",
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"updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:48:17.050000"
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