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Motherhood (Maternité), Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier French, Bronze, dark brown patina, French — Motherhood (Maternité)
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
1899

Multiple artists/makers

ca. 1905

A Young Mother, Bessie Potter Vonnoh American, Bronze, American — A Young Mother
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
Roman Bronze Works
1896, cast ca. 1906

Dreams of Motherhood, Pitseolak Ashoona First Nations, Stonecut — Dreams of Motherhood
Pitseolak Ashoona
1969

Joys of Motherhood (Mutter Glück), Rudolf Kalvach Austrian, Color lithograph — Joys of Motherhood (Mutter Glück)
Rudolf Kalvach
Wiener Werkstätte
1907

An Evil Motherhood

Multiple artists/makers

1895

Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana — Gwandusu
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century

Enthroned, Bessie Potter Vonnoh American, Bronze, American — Enthroned
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
Roman Bronze Works
1902, cast 1906

D’mba (great mother) figure, Baga artist, Wood, Baga peoples — D’mba (great mother) figure
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century

Virgin and Child, Joos van Cleve and a collaborator Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Virgin and Child
Joos van Cleve
ca. 1525

Mother and Son, Thomas Sully American, Oil on canvas, American — Mother and Son
Thomas Sully
1840

Julie Le Brun (1780–1819) Looking in a Mirror, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French, Oil on canvas — Julie Le Brun (1780–1819) Looking in a Mirror
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1787

Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child, Wood, painted and gilded., German — Enthroned Virgin with Nursing Child
German
late 15th century

Blessed Art Thou Among Women, Gertrude Käsebier American, Platinum print — Blessed Art Thou Among Women
Gertrude Käsebier
1899

Mother and "Child", pottery, linen, unfired clay, unsaturated oil or resin, seeds — Mother and "Child"
ca. 1580–1479 B.C.

Mother and Child, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Lithograph — Mother and Child
Elizabeth Catlett
1944

Zigiren-wöndë (young bride) headdress, Baga artist, Wood, metal, Baga peoples — Zigiren-wöndë (young bride) headdress
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century

Vase in the Shape of Mother Monkey with Her Young, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint, resin and pigment — Vase in the Shape of Mother Monkey with Her Young
ca. 2255–2246 B.C.

Stela with Taweret and Mut of Isheru, Limestone, paint — Stela with Taweret and Mut of Isheru
ca. 1390–1352 BCE

Scarab with Representations of Taweret and Hathor, Steatite — Scarab with Representations of Taweret and Hathor
ca. 1070–664 B.C.

Figure: Mother and Child, Wood, Dogon peoples — Figure: Mother and Child
Dogon peoples
16th–20th century

Study for Maternité II, Paul Gauguin French, Graphite — Study for Maternité II
Paul Gauguin
1899

Sketchbook, “Kaywood, Staten Island”

Helena de Kay

ca. 1880–93

Maternal Caress, Mary Cassatt American, Drypoint, aquatint and softground etching, printed in color from three plates; sixth state of six (Mathews & Shapiro) — Maternal Caress
Mary Cassatt
Monsieur LeRoy
1890–91

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Rineke Dijkstra

1994

Sampler, Mary Austin American, Silk embroidery on linen, American — Sampler
Mary Austin
1784

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands, March 19, 2000

Rineke Dijkstra

2000

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Rineke Dijkstra

1996

Almerisa, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Rineke Dijkstra

1998

Mother of the First King, John Sloan American, Lithograph — Mother of the First King
John Sloan
1908

D’mba (great mother) headdress, Baga artist, Wood, Baga — D’mba (great mother) headdress
Baga artist
late 19th–first half of 20th century

Duafe (comb), Akan artist, Wood, Akan peoples — Duafe (comb)
Akan artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century

Maternity Figure (Ntekpe), Terracotta, Igbo peoples — Maternity Figure (Ntekpe)
Igbo peoples
19th–20th century

Kneeling female figure with three children, Tellem or Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem peoples (?) — Kneeling female figure with three children
Tellem or Dogon blacksmith
15th–19th century

Sampler, Mary Munro American, Silk embroidery on linen, American — Sampler
Mary Munro
1788

Sampler, Rebekah S. Munro American, Silk embroidery on linen, American — Sampler
Rebekah S. Munro
ca. 1791

Vase with cover (vase des âges) (one of a pair), Sèvres Manufactory French, Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold, French, Sèvres — Vase with cover (vase des âges) (one of a pair)
Multiple artists/makers
1782

The Brotherhood of Man, Malvina Cornell Hoffman American, Bronze — The Brotherhood of Man
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1955

The Brotherhood of Man, Malvina Cornell Hoffman American, Bronze — The Brotherhood of Man
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1955

The Pleasures of Fatherhood, Louis Philibert Debucourt French, Etching and aquatint, printed in color — The Pleasures of Fatherhood
Louis Philibert Debucourt
n.d.