Cassatt The Child's Bath
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
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Mary Cassatt, The Child's Bath, 1893, Art Institute of Chicago. Detail photos Rachel Cohen.
Today, I am thinking about loving a child, and worrying about them.
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Over the last few years, I have spent a fair amount of time with this painting, seeing it sometimes with our children, sometimes by myself.
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Every part of it is full of understanding.
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