The Bath 1890 - 1891

Editor: So, this is Mary Cassatt's print, "The Bath," housed here at Harvard. I'm immediately struck by the tenderness; it feels like a captured moment. What do you see in the work? Curator: A slice of life, isn't it? The quiet intimacy between mother and child. I see Cassatt, a woman in a man's world, carving out her space. The simple act of bathing becomes monumental. What do you make of the flattened perspective, almost Japanese in style? Editor: I see that now! It pushes the figures forward, making it more intimate, like we're intruding on a private moment. Thanks, I feel I have a deeper connection with Cassatt now. Curator: Precisely! It's about those everyday moments, elevated. A glimpse into the unspoken language of care, wouldn't you say?