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Whistler's Mother: A Masterpiece of American Art
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- Creation and Exhibition
- Painted by James McNeill Whistler in 1871, depicting his mother Anna McNeill Whistler
- Originally exhibited at Royal Academy of Art in 1872, rejected by the academy
- Acquired by Musée d'Orsay in Paris in 1891
- Thomas Carlyle created a similar composition titled "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2"
- Cultural Impact
- Considered an American icon and Victorian Mona Lisa
- Became symbol of motherhood and family values in the United States
- Featured in numerous films, TV shows, and literature
- Inspired Claude Debussy's compositional style
- Exhibitions and Recognition
- Displayed at major museums including Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Featured on U.S. Post Office stamp in 1934
- Eight-foot statue erected in Ashland, Pennsylvania during Great Depression
- Several American museums have shown it since 1933
- Artist's Perspective
- Whistler initially opposed the exhibition as "arrangement"
- He wrote in 1890 that "art for art's sake" should not be questioned
- Painting's success helped attract wealthy patrons for Whistler