Mary Cassatt, “The Reader” (1877), oil on canvas, in Mary Cassatt at Work in January at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, California (photo Lakshmi Rivera Amin/Hyperallergic) Mary Cassatt ...

In a new book, scholar Ruth E. Caskin emphasizes Cassatt as a distinctly transatlantic artist whose identification with the US and France were deeply entwined.

Here, co-curator Jennifer Thompson offers a glimpse into Mary Cassatt at Work, open from May 18 to Sept. 8. Why was it important for PMA to celebrate Mary Cassatt?For six decades, Cassatt built a ...