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Ralph Antinori
Art and Visual Culture
Assignment 3: Mother and Child
6/19/08


Mary Cassatt Henry Moore. Mother and Child, 1931
American, 1844 - 1926
Mother and Child, c. 1905

The first piece is by Mary Cassatt whom is known for her many paintings of different mother and child works of art. When Cassatt painted Mother and Child she was at the height of her artistic success. She drew on her many years of experience, working with ease and assurance. The cultural purpose seem to be that of maybe a Christian or Catholic family set possibly on a county region somewhere. I get that from the use of color and the sunflower in the blouse of the woman as well as the cultural aspect by the race and dress of the woman. The Moore sculpture is a work of modern British Art. This was created in 1931 using the finest marble, verde di prato. At just 8 ¾ inches in......

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