Mary cassatt at work [the philadelphia museum of art (PMA) respectfully requests a $400,000 implementation grant from the national endowment for the humanities (NEH) to support the development of mary…

The Philadelphia Museum of Art received a $400,000 implementation grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to support the development of the "Mary Cassatt at Work" exhibition. The exhibition, co-curated by Dr. Jennifer Thompson and Dr. Laurel Garber, will examine Cassatt's depictions of women's activity and feminine labor in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The project is anticipated to feature approximately 115 paintings, pastels, drawings, and prints by Cassatt from museums across North America and Europe, along with a print catalogue, digital publication, and educational and public programs. This grant award, with a period of performance from June 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024, will enable the museum to bring Cassatt's work and its interpretation of women's labor to the public through this comprehensive exhibition.

Mary cassatt at work [the philadelphia museum of art (PMA) respectfully requests a $400,000 implementation grant from the national endowment for the humanities (NEH) to support the development of mary cassatt at work (working title). CO-curated by DR. Jennifer thompson, the gloria and jack drosdick curator of european painting and sculpture and curator of the john G. Johnson collection, and DR. Laurel garber, the park family assistant curator of prints and drawings, the exhibition will examine what ?work? Meant to mary cassatt (1844?1926)?from the role work played in crafting her identity as an artist to her depictions of women?S activity and feminine labor in the 19TH and early 20TH centuries. IT is anticipated to bring together approximately 115 paintings, pastels, drawings, and prints by cassatt from museums across north america and europe, with select private loans, and will be accompanied by a print catalogue, digital publication, and educational and public programs.]