Mary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 to June 14, 1926, age 82) was an American painter who was born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania into an upper-middle-class family but who lived most of her adult life in France where she befriended Edgar Degas. Her parents believed that girls should be educated, so she attended school and […] More
Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 to September 27, 1917, age 83) was a French painter and sculptor. He lived in Paris and attended as many ballet performances as possible. He also attended small ballet classes, admiring the dedication of the ballet dancers, who practiced the same moves over and over again. More than half of […] More
Henri Matisse (December 31, 1869 to November 3, 1954, age 84) was a French artist known for his use of color. Along with Pablo Picasso, Matisse is commonly regarded as one of the artists who helped define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts during the first half of the twentieth century. The intense colorism […] More
John Constable (June 11, 1776 to March 31, 1837, age 60) was an English Romantic landscape painter in the naturalistic tradition. He was born in Suffolk, England. His paintings are now among the most popular and valuable in British art, but he was not financially successful as an artist during his life. He sold more […] More
I have always loved art and fondly remember taking day trips to the art museum in Chicago with my family as a child. I have continued the family tradition by taking my own children to many art museums. I also incorporate art lessons in our homeschool curriculum, introducing artists and art styles. When recently offered […] More