Mary Cassatt Died 100 Years Ago Today. She Painted the Female Body Without Apology.
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Suzanne Valadon Died Today, 88 Years Ago. She Painted the Nude as a Person, Not a Fantasy.
On April 7, 1938, Suzanne Valadon died in Paris. That makes today a clean excuse to talk about one of
Rosa Bonheur Was Born Today, 204 Years Ago. She Never Painted a Nude — But She Changed Who Gets to Look at Bodies.
On March 16, 1822, in Bordeaux, France, a girl was born who would become the most commercially successful female painter