Today’s post on ALOVELETTERTOART.com features the Mary Cassatt retrospective, 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙩 𝙖𝙩 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠, curated by Jennifer A. Thompson, Laurel Garber, Emily A. Beeny, and Barbara A. Wolfe, which is on view at #SF's #LegionofHonorMuseum until Jan 26.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, women were neither taken seriously nor regarded as competent beyond the roles of motherhood.
Mary Cassatt defied the restrictive social norms of her era, breaking barriers of class and gender to pursue a career as a professional artist and art advisor-a path often dismissed by her genteel peers.
“Alongside scenes of women at the opera, visiting friends, and taking tea, Cassatt produced many images of ‘women’s work’-knitting and needlepoint, bathing children, and nursing infants.
The exhibition calls attention to the artist’s own processes of making-how she used her brush, etching needle, pastel stick, and even fingertips to create radical art under the cover of 'feminine' subject matter.
Cassatt was the only American to join the French Impressionists, first exhibiting with the group at Degas’s invitation in 1879, and quickly emerged as a key member of the movement.”
I’ve been at the Legion quite a bit this year. It’s really the perfect place to explore by yourself or with friends and family when you need a break from the hustle and bustle.
*Admission to the Legion includes FREE General Admission to the #deYoungMuseum, whose MUST-SEE EXHIBITIONS include 𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙙𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙖 (closes Feb 9, 2025) and 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙖 𝙏𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 (closes Jan 12, 2025). Posts to follow soon!
So, if you're feeling extra ambitious, you can visit both in one museum-packed day.
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⭐ LEGION OF HONOR EXHIBITIONS:
• Mary Cassatt at Work (Closes Jan 26, 2025)
• Dress Rehearsal: The Art of Theatrical Design (Closes May 11, 2025)
• Celebrating 100 Years at the Legion of Honor (Closes Nov 2, 2025)
⭐ MUSEUM HOURS: Open Tuesday-Sunday 9:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. CLOSED MONDAY.
⭐ ADMISSION:
• General Admission Adults $20; Seniors 65+ $17
• Students (w/ID) $11
• 17 & Under FREE.
• *SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS +$15 (Includes access to permanent collections)
• **Membership (includes de Young Museum) starts at $129
⭐ DISCOUNTS: General Admission is FREE through the following programs:
• Free Satudays for Bay Area Residents (w/ID or postmarked envelope)
• Free First Tuesdays of the Month; Discover and Go (Free w/library card-may not apply to all counties)
• SF Museums for All (show your EBT or Medi-Cal card/ID)
• Public Transportation Discount (receive a $2 discount w/proof of receipt)
• Free Admission to all exhibitions w/Sotheby's Preferred Membership.
• *THE PERMANENT COLLECTION IS FREE TO VISIT AT 4:30 p.m.
⭐ EVENTS:
• Mary Cassatt at Work Docent Tour runs Tuesday-Sunday 11:30 a.m. // 12:30 p.m. // 1:30 p.m.
• Porcelain Conversations with Museum Docents on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m
• Holiday Organ Concert on Saturdays 4:00 p.m. (FREE)
⭐ DINING: Legion of Honor Café. American and European classic cuisine. Indoor and outdoor dining. Open Thurs 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Fri 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.; Sat-Sun 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
⭐ DE YOUNG MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS:
• Tamara de Lempicka [STUNNING Lempicka retrospective featuring 120+ works. Post to follow soon.] (Closes Feb 9, 2025)
• Art and War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries [DON'T MISS THESE 7 INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL 27-foot tapestries from the 16th century. Post to follow soon.] (Closes Jan 12, 2025).
• Robert Bechtle: Prints and Drawings [LOVE HIM, no Alameda works in this collection-those are my favorite, still wonderful.] (Closes Jan 5, 2025)
• Nampeyo and the Sikyátki Revival (Closes Jan 12, 2025)
• Contemporary Painting in Papua New Guinea: Mathias Kauage and His Family (Closes March 15, 2026)
• Leilah Babirye: We Have a History [AMAZING AMAZING SHOW by the Ugandan artist, dramatically installed in the museum’s Art of Africa wing.] (Closes Oct 26, 2025)
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