Portraiture

Wondering how Baby Gaga, The Idiot’s 1.68-year-old granddaughter, became the subject of Mary Cassatt’s painting Breakfast in Bed.

How did Baby Gaga become the subject of Mary Cassatt’s Breakfast in Bed painted in 1894 and on display at The Huntington in San Marino, California?
Hint: Pennsylvania-born Mary Cassatt spent most of her time in France and was a friend of many  French impressionists.

How did Baby Gaga become the subject of Mary Cassatt’s Breakfast in Bed painted in 1894 and on display at The Huntington in San Marino, California?
Hint: Baby Gaga was born to parents raised in France who studied paintings by the French Impressionists.

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About Joel

Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."

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