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CONTENTS P 3 - Press Release P 5 - Interview with Eddie McDonnell, Executive Director of the MBAC P 7 - Mary Cassatt, an American Woman in Paris P 8 - The Challenge of Printmaking - The Printmaker's "Kitchen" - The Japanese Influence - The Pastel Counterproofs P 10 - History of a Collection P 11 - Chronology P 13 - Mary Cassatt's Primary Printing Techniques P 14 - Images Available for the Press P 17 - List of Exhibited Works P 24 - Programs Accompanying the Exhibition P 26 - Useful Information 2
PRESS RELEASE A dynamic new place for American culture has come to life on 34 avenue de New York: the Mona Bismarck American Center for art & culture (MBAC) whose mission is to strengthen the friendship between France and the United States through an exciting and eclectic programming. First up, from September 26, 2012 to January 20, 2013, is Mary Cassatt in Paris: Prints & Drawings from the Ambroise Vollard Collection. This exhibition will reveal an important aspect of the works on paper by the American artist in France, whose remarkably modern character so struck Ambroise Vollard that he acquired the majority of her personal studio collection. These works remained in his possession until his death in 1939, when they were purchased by the dealer-collector Henri Petiet. In 2000, a significant portion of these treasures was brought to light by Marc Rosen and Warren Adelson in an exhibition at the Adelson Galleries in New York. Art in the Mirror: The Counterproofs of Mary Cassatt, also held in the Adelson Galleries in 2004, highlighted Mary Cassatt’s unique experimentation with the counterproof technique and displayed her never-beforeseen work in the medium. Thanks to this new show at the MBAC, Paris will now enjoy this phenomenal collection of Mary Cassatt’s prints. This exhibition will present 67 works, including engravings, aquatints, pastel counterproofs, and preparatory drawings that shed light on the various steps of the artist’s creative process. The 15 exceptional pastel counterproofs, with their experimental character, testify to the talent and originality of Mary Cassatt. These inverted reproductions were achieved by pressing a damp piece of Japanese paper against a pastel before running it through a press. More abstract than the original pastel, the resulting imprints were often the source of new inspiration. Displayed thematically in the three galleries of the MBAC, the first gallery will introduce the artist overall, the second gallery will highlight the different printmaking techniques she utilized in general and the Japanese influence on her prints in particular, and the third gallery will focus on the pastel counterproofs. 3
Page 1: PRESS RELEASE PR Agence Catherine D
Page 5 and 6: INTERVIEW WITH EDDIE MCDONNELL, EXE
Page 7 and 8: AN AMERICAN WOMAN IN PARIS It was n
Page 9 and 10: 3 - The Pastel Counterproofs The th
Page 11 and 12: CHRONOLOGY 1844: Mary Cassatt was b
Page 13 and 14: MARY CASSATT'S PRIMARY PRINTING TEC
Page 15 and 16: Baby with Left Hand Touching a Tub,
Page 17 and 18: LIST OF THE EXHIBITED WORKS 1 Drawi
Page 19 and 20: 7 1/8 x 6 1/8 inches; 18.1 x 15.56
Page 21 and 22: Drypoint and aquatint, printed in c
Page 23 and 24: Pastel counterproof on Japan paper
Page 25 and 26: EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES The MBAC wil

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