Painter Mary Cassatt created a masterpiece for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Then, it disappeared.

Summary

<p>The Art Institute of Chicago’s <a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/09/08/mary-cassatt-after-impressionism-art-institute-chicago-paintings-impressionist-mural-worlds-fair-1893" target="_blank" ><u>fall blockbuster shows the work</u></a> of impressionist painter Mary Cassatt. And at the exhibit’s heart is an art mystery.</p><p>The show tells the story of the giant, three-panel mural that Cassatt created for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. However, the piece itself is missing. After the fair ended, it went into storage and was never seen again.</p><p>“The last known…

Description from Chicago Sun-Times.