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        "tombstone": "Knitting in the Library (recto), c. 1881. Mary Cassatt (American, 1844\u20131926). Graphite; sheet: 31.3 x 40.1 cm (12 5/16 x 15 13/16 in.); image: 28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles T. Brooks, 1941.85.a",
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        "title": "Knitting in the Library (recto)",
        "creation_date": "c. 1881",
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        "department": "Drawings",
        "collection": "DR - American 19th Century",
        "type": "Drawing",
        "measurements": "Sheet: 31.3 x 40.1 cm (12 5/16 x 15 13/16 in.); Image: 28 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.)",
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        "inscriptions": [
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                "inscription": "signed, lower right, in graphite: Mary Cassatt ; upper left and center left, in graphite: [series of numbers, upside down] ; lower left, in graphite: 88 / NY 548 / moa",
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            "current": [
                {
                    "id": 191183,
                    "title": "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection",
                    "description": "<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).",
                    "opening_date": "1998-04-19T00:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 218915,
                    "title": "L'Impressionnisme vu d'Am\u00e9rique",
                    "description": "<i>L'Impressionnisme vu d'Am\u00e9rique</i>. Mus\u00e9e Fabre, Montpellier, France (organizer) (June 9-September 9, 2007); Mus\u00e9e de Grenoble, Grenoble, France (October 6, 2007-January 20, 2008).",
                    "opening_date": "2007-06-09T00:00:00"
                },
                {
                    "id": 200460,
                    "title": "Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris",
                    "description": "<i>Mary Cassatt and the Feminine Ideal in 19th-Century Paris</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 14, 2012-January 20, 2013).",
                    "opening_date": "2012-10-04T00:00:00"
                }
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                {
                    "description": "The Cleveland Museum of Art (November 1, 1993-January 2, 1994) - Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, no cat.",
                    "opening_date": "1993-11-01T00:00:00"
                }
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        "description": "In this working drawing for the softground etching and aquatint of the same title, Cassatt portrays her mother in a quiet moment of concentration with her handwork. Freely drawn, the study was used to block out main areas of light and dark with strong diagonal shading in graphite. Cassatt's skillful arrangement of forms may be found in the contrast between the curving lines of the figure and the armchair with the verticals and horizontals of the flanking bookcase. Cassatt's mother, Katherine Kelso Cassatt, had received a Continental education, spoke fluent French, and was extremely well read. She oversaw the rigorous education of her children and supported Cassatt's artistic career, living abroad with her daughter and often serving as a model.",
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            ],
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        "creditline": "Bequest of Charles T. Brooks",
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                "description": "Mary Cassatt (American, 1844\u20131926)",
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        "accession_date": "1941-06-10T00:00:00",
        "sortable_date": 1876,
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        "date_text": "c. 1881",
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        "cover_accession_number": "1941.85",
        "is_nazi_era_provenance": false,
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:48:17.132000"
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