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Winter Park, Florida 32789

In 19th century America, women who wanted to study art had few avenues open to them. Those belonging to an artistic family could learn from male family members. Those with means could attend the first art academies in the United States, or they could travel to Europe. That fewer women prevailed as artists relative to their male counterparts underscores the challenges inherent in each of these choices. This selection of works from a private collection examines the work of women who chose each of these avenues and includes works by Mary Cassatt and members of the Peale family, among notable others.

Added by Upcoming Robot on June 11, 2010