Mary Cassatt and the Male Gaze
- Episode aired Aug 11, 2020
- 6m
In masterworks up to the impressionists the viewer of the painting was presumed to be male. Mary Cassatt challenged this perspective by painting women who are unaware or indifferent to a mal... Read allIn masterworks up to the impressionists the viewer of the painting was presumed to be male. Mary Cassatt challenged this perspective by painting women who are unaware or indifferent to a male viewer. Then in her painting "In the Loge" she proclaims her challenge as the theme of t... Read allIn masterworks up to the impressionists the viewer of the painting was presumed to be male. Mary Cassatt challenged this perspective by painting women who are unaware or indifferent to a male viewer. Then in her painting "In the Loge" she proclaims her challenge as the theme of the painting.