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Artist:
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Isabel Bishop
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Title:
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Mother Nursing a Child
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Date:
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1917-1988
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Medium:
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Pen, brush, black ink, grey wash, graphite
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Dimensions:
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5 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (13.7 x 21.6 cm) (irregular)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin, Jr.
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Location:
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Gallery 344
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Isabel Bishop reveled in the theater provided by New York Cityâs public spaces and paid particular attention to the roles played by women. For many years she frequented Union Square, where the middle and lower classes would congregate. She sat on park benches making sketches of the endless supply of free models.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Bishop, Isabel
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Nationality:
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American
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Life Dates:
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American, 1902 - 1988
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature; Inscription
in pencil, verso: [F.F. 178] in graphite, recto, LL: [Isabel Bishop]
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Classification:
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Drawings
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Creation Place:
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North America, United States, , ,
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Accession #:
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88.101.5
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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