Ben Benn

Mother and Child

1915

A painting depicting a woman in a colorful patterned dress and headscarf holding a child on her lap. They are seated on steps outside, with urban buildings in the background. The child wears a white bonnet and dress, and both have a solemn expression. The artwork has a folk art style with bold outlines and a muted color palette.

A painting depicting a woman in a colorful patterned dress and headscarf holding a child on her lap. They are seated on steps outside, with urban buildings in the background. The child wears a white bonnet and dress, and both have a solemn expression. The artwork has a folk art style with bold outlines and a muted color palette.

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Date
1915

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 36 3/16 × 27 1/4in. (91.9 × 69.2 cm)

Accession number
31.98

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

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Ben Benn
2 works in the collection, 4 exhibitions

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