Mary Cassatt Ruth Iskin
The UCLA Emeriti and Retirees Associations are pleased to present a wonderous lecture on the life of Mary Cassatt, artist, and activist given by her biographer, Ruth Iskin, PhD. Dr. Iskin will be describing the life of Ms. Cassatt with talk and slides to emphasize her impact on the world. The event will be held at the University Club (on campus) on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 1:30pm.
The first comprehensive study of Cassatt’s life, work, and legacy through the prism of a transatlantic framework.
This book re-envisions Mary Cassatt in the context of her transatlantic network, friendships, exhibitions, politics, and legacy. Rather than defining her as either an American artist or a French impressionist, author Ruth E. Iskin argues that we can best understand Cassatt through the complexity of her multiple identifications as an American patriot, a committed French impressionist, and a suffragist.
About the author: Ruth E. Iskin is author of Modern Women and Parisian Consumer Culture in Impressionist Painting and The Poster: Art, Advertising, Design, and Collecting, 1860s–1900s, editor of Re-envisioning the Contemporary Art Canon, and coeditor of Collecting Prints, Posters, and Ephemera. She is Professor Emerita at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Her work has been translated into eight languages. And she led the Visual Arts Program at UNEX for many years.
Copies of Dr. Iskin’s book;
Mary Cassatt between Paris and New York: The Making of a Transatlantic Legacy
Can be obtained in advance by contacting University of California Press. Choose the “UCPress” option when asked to select a vendor. Use code UCPSAVE30 when checking out for a 30% discount on the book. https://www.ucpress.edu/books/mary-cassatt-between-paris-and-new-york/hardcover
The book will also be for sale at the lecture on Oct. 9, 2025 and will be sold by ASUCLA Bookstore. The author will be signing copies at the event. Join us on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 1:30pm at the University Club, located on the UCLA campus at 480 Charles E. Young Drive EAST. There is no cost to attend; but we strongly recommend that you register in advance. Light refreshments will be served.
Register at www.retirees.ucla.edu
Parking: The nearest parking lot to the University Club is Lot 2. Those with permits can park in any blue permit space. Those who need parking can do so at the lowest level of Lot 2 in the "visitor" parking area.
Registration: This event is open to UCLARA members and one guest, UCLA EA members and 1 guest as well as UCLA affiliated groups beginning August 27, 2025. There is no cost for the program; but registration is required. All registration closes on Friday, October 3, 2025 An emergency contact and that contact's cell phone number must be provided by all registrants and for any guests
Questions: Email Michael Heafey at heafeymj@gmail.com or call him at (310) 738-8134. Email preferred.
