Mirrors & Masks: Reflections and Constructions of the SelfMain MenuMirrors & MasksTour the ExhibitionRead the CatalogueCuratorsChecklist of the ExhibitionCarrie Robbins615680eb6c62151dd186dbf3ed63a15b0ea341eaAlice McGrathb7aea6f9eb931a0b52c3f000b791e5f42278a98f
Mary Cassatt, The Coiffure (1890-91) Drypoint and soft-ground etching. Gift of Edith Finch (Class of 1922) from the Collection of Lucy Martin Donnelly (Class of 1893), 1949.16.
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