The Artist's Mother
A Tribute by History's Greatest Artists to the Women Who Created Them
A Tribute by History's Greatest Artists to the Women Who Created Them
Intro by Judith Thurman
Photo Research, interior design, layout, and prepress, byJoe Gannon, Mulberry Tree Press, Inc.
Published by Overlook Duckworth, Peter Mayer Publishers,Inc., New York
Hardcover, 160 pages, full-color illustrations throughout, 9½”x 8”
ISBN: 978-1-59020-145-9
Every genius must have a mother, and often a mother is aninspiration for genius. Over the last five hundred years, artists have foundways to work their mothers into their most famous paintings. This beautiful andaffordable four-color hardcover offers masterpieces from the oeuvres of some ofthe greatest painters in history. Each color plate is accompanied by a warm andcarefully researched narrative about the artist, his or her mother, and thepainting itself. The history-spanning collection ranges from Leonardo to MaryCassatt and includes classic pieces by such artists as Whistler, van Gogh, and Picasso.A true celebration of the mother-child bond and of the many ways in whichmothers make the world a more beautiful place.
Photo Research, interior design, layout, and prepress, byJoe Gannon, Mulberry Tree Press, Inc.
Published by Overlook Duckworth, Peter Mayer Publishers,Inc., New York
Hardcover, 160 pages, full-color illustrations throughout, 9½”x 8”
ISBN: 978-1-59020-145-9
Every genius must have a mother, and often a mother is aninspiration for genius. Over the last five hundred years, artists have foundways to work their mothers into their most famous paintings. This beautiful andaffordable four-color hardcover offers masterpieces from the oeuvres of some ofthe greatest painters in history. Each color plate is accompanied by a warm andcarefully researched narrative about the artist, his or her mother, and thepainting itself. The history-spanning collection ranges from Leonardo to MaryCassatt and includes classic pieces by such artists as Whistler, van Gogh, and Picasso.A true celebration of the mother-child bond and of the many ways in whichmothers make the world a more beautiful place.
