Book: American Painter in Paris: A Life of Mary Cassatt by Ellen Wilson
I’m not a fan of nonfiction works that try to tell a “story” in a fictionalized style. I’m not sure why it is so hard to find proper biographies of artists, but I suppose as a first-time introduction to the person behind the paintings, American Painter in Paris is just going to have to do.
I wish the author would tell me why she’s so sure that Mary Cassatt had these thoughts and feelings to the point of putting the words in her mouth. Are there letters? First-hand accounts?
How about some academic standards?