National Gallery Curator to Reconsider Mary Cassatt at SBMA
Mary G. Morton, head of French paintings at the National Gallery of Art, will speak about her book Cassatt Reconsidered at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon.
Morton’s argument gives the talk a clear focus: Cassatt’s familiar images of mothers and children can obscure how adventurous she was as an artist. The lecture offers a different way to look at the work alongside the museum’s Cassatt & Friends exhibition, which explores connections between drawing and printmaking.
The talk takes place in the Mary Craig Auditorium at 1130 State Street. Tickets are $15 for nonmembers and $10 for members and seniors 65 or older. Students with ID attend free.
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