Join Art Muse Clare Kunny tomorrow as we focus on three women artists, who, though born of the same generation, between 1830 and 1845, had three distinct careers. All three traveled to Europe to seek professional training, had access to historic masterpieces, and achieved professional independence. After moving to Paris to study painting in a private atelier, Mary Cassatt became a prominent artist exhibiting with the French Impressionist group. The lady sculptors Edmonia Lewis and Harriet Hosmer who moved to Rome to study antique marble sculpture and set up studios were ultimately celebrated for their own Neoclassical sculpture. Hosmer’s studio in Rome was a favorite stop for tourists and collectors. Lewis was America’s first prominent African American sculptor to receive national and international acclaim. Each artist offers particular insights to the triumphs and challenges of women artists in the 19th century.