Edgar Degas the Realist Artist with his contemporaries including, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Cesanne, Cassatt, Morrisot, Pissaro and others rebelled from the harsh criticism of the Salon Judges. These artists started their own breakthrough in art called the "Impressionist School." Mary Cassatt an American Painter living in Paris befriends Edgar Degas and leads us through this story of a revolution in art involving challenge, rejection, dedication and ultimately world fame.