Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on Mary Cassatt: “A Cup of Tea”
. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 3 page paper analyzes Mary Cassatt’s 1880 painting “A Cup of Tea” and why it is an Impressionist work; the paper also explains why Cassatt can be described as a “gendered Impressionist.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_HVCupTea.rtf
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
success. Its a mystery, then, that since her death her work has gone unnoticed in the U.S.; however, that is research for another paper. This paper examines Cassatts painting "A
Cup of Tea" through the lens of Griselda Pollocks art criticism, and discusses why it is considered a typical Impressionist work. Discussion We begin with Pollocks critique of Cassatt in
general, and why she can be considered, among other things, a "gendered Impressionist." In her book on Cassatt, Pollock explains precisely why this term can be applied to her: "...
women were generally excluded from our cultural heritage, overlooked by art historians and omitted from exhibitions in museums and galleries simply because they were women" (Pollock 10). That is, they
were excluded by reason of their gender. However, there is another reason why the term applies: almost all of Cassatts paintings are of women: girls, young women, old women, middle
aged women, but women nonetheless. Its as if show the world the beauty of women of all ages, in all situations. She favors women as subjects, and in that sense
is gendered. Cassatt is a recognized Impressionist. Pollock says she "wholeheartedly embraced the style and practice of the Impressionists," whom she called "Independents" (Pollock 10). Thus, we need to see
what Impressionisms characteristics are, and compare them to the painting. The Web Museum, an online art museum in Paris, defines Impressionism as being "... characterized chiefly by concentration on the
general impression produced by a scene or object and the use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate actual reflected light" (Pioch). In the painting "A Cup
of Tea," which Cassatt painted in 1880, the scene is of two women seated on a couch; one of them (Cassatts sister Lydia) has a cup of tea raised to
...