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Mother and Child

Creator: John Woodrow Wilson
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Provenance: Found in Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts. From original owner.
Woodrow Wilson was the second of ﬁve children born in Roxbury, Massachusetts after his parents emigrated from British Guiana. Wilsons most famous statue, a three-foot bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stands in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Inspired by the social realism of Mexican muralists such as Jose Clemente, Diego Rivera, and David Alfara Siqueiros, Wilson’s work became more overtly political. In Mother with Child, Wilson captures a black mother’s fear and ﬁerce determination to protect her child from the violent racial injustices playing out at that time.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Notes:	Signed (l.l.): "Wilson 26/50, 1952"
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Lithograph on paper
Condition:	Good. Over-all in excellent condition, recently conserved, mated and framed.
Creation Date:	1952
Styles / Movements:	African American, Black & White, Illustration
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-WoP-LITH 009
Incollect Reference #:	735525

Dimensions

W.	26 in;	H.	31 in;
W.	66.04 cm;	H.	78.74 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.