May, 04, 2021
Art
Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we’ve handpicked a selection of artworks from the PhxArt collection that explore acts of motherly devotion in its many forms. From all of us at Phoenix Art Museum, thank you to all of the women out there who have impacted so many with their love, friendship, wisdom, guidance, and care.
FROM THE VAULT
Amagasaki (not dated) by Akamatsu Rinsaku
Akamatsu Rinsaku, Amagasaki. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Jeanette and Bernard Schmidt.
Madre con niño (Mother and Boy) (1973) by Francisco Zúñiga
Madame Koch and Her Children (1898) by Julius Rolshoven
Untitled (Two Women) (1954) by Philip C. Curtis
Paysage Provençal (1891) by Léon Pourtau – ON VIEW NOW
Seated Woman with Parrot Shooing Two Cats (19th century), India
Unknown, Seated Woman with Parrot Shooing Two Cats, 19th century. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter.
Mona Lisa in Pregnancy (1998) by Yasumasa Morimura
Does a Broken Home Become a Broken Family (2019) by Arcmanoro Niles
Arcmanoro Niles, Does a Broken Home Become a Broken Family, 2019. Oil, acrylic and glitter on canvas. Purchased with funds provided by the Dawn and David Lenhardt Emerging Artist Acquisition Fund.
![François Boucher, La lecon de lecture (The Reading Lesson [La lección de lectura]), 1765-1768. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mr. Henry R. Luce.](https://phxart.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/1964_41_ST1_2.jpg)
La lecon de lecture (The Reading Lesson) (1765-1768) by François Boucher – ON VIEW NOW
Madonna of the North End (1916) by Childe Hassam
