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Whistler's mother

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Whistler’s mother
popular name for the painter’s “Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 1: The Artist’s Mother.” [Am. Art: EB, 19:814–815]


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For centuries beloved family members, homes, pets and even race horses have been immortalized in paintings, some that have become classics, from Leonardo's Mona Lisa to Whistler's mother.
Of course, you could say that Whistler's mother was just like any other mom.
Starting with a picture of a monochromatic cat about to fall asleep on the "softwarm" lap of Whistler's mother, the book features a group of colorful cats who gambol and frisk energetically through the cat's dreams.
 
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