アメリカのペンシルベニア州に生まれ、絵を学ぶためにパリへ渡りました。ドガにさそわれて印象派の展覧会に参加し、アメリカ人としてただ一人のメンバーになります。母と子のやさしいふれあいを数多く描きました。浮世絵に感動して色あざやかな版画もつくり、アメリカの収集家に印象派の絵をすすめて、作品が海を渡るきっかけもつくりました。
Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania, USA, and moved to Paris to study art. Degas invited her to show with the Impressionists, and she became the only American member. She painted many gentle scenes of mothers and children. Inspired by Japanese prints, she also made colorful prints of her own. She encouraged American collectors to buy Impressionist art, which helped bring many works to the United States.
