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A Salute to the Troops Game Video
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All-Star Tee Ball Game Video
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Eighth Season Opener Video
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White House Easter Egg Roll 2008
December 2007
Barney Cam VI: Holiday in the Parks
December 2007
Barney Cam VI Photo Essay
June 2007
Tee Ball on the South Lawn Photos
Mary Cassatt Mary Cassatt is one of the first great female American painters. She followed her dreams and became an artist. At age 16, Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Four years later she moved to France to begin her career. This young American received the chance of a lifetime in 1877 when notable French painter, Edgar Degas, asked her to join a group of painters. This group included now-famous painters, such as Manet and Renoir. Their style or type of painting is called Impressionism. They used primary colors and short brush strokes in their work. Mary's work largely depicts mothers and children doing everyday tasks. She painted "Young Mother and Two Children" in 1908. The painting was given to the White House by an anonymous donor in 1954. Mary painted until 1914, when her eyesight weakened. She died in 1926. |
Born May 22, 1844 Died June 14, 1926 Dream To paint School Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Legacy Great female Impressionist painter Character Trait Determination Hometown Allegheny, Pennsylvania Baseball Players Jackie Robinson Roberto Clemente Lou Gehrig Athletes Red Grange Jesse Owens Wilma Rudolph Patriots Samuel Adams Esther De Berdt Reed Lemuel Haynes Teachers Mary Jane McLeod Bethune Américo Paredes Anne Sullivan Macy Founders John Jay Clara Barton Booker T. Washington Authors Laura Ingalls Wilder Theodor Seuss Geisel Elwyn Brooks White More Artists Henry Tanner Gilbert Stuart Mary Cassatt |