"A mother! How odd!" - Gordon Ross. LCCN2011648850-restored

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Title: "A mother! How odd!" / Gordon Ross. Abstract/medium: 1 photomechanical print : offset, color. The illustration contrasts two lifestyles and values ​​of the society of the time: The mother (center): A simply dressed young woman sits in a rocking chair, lovingly breastfeeding her newborn baby, surrounded by a warm, golden aura. She represents traditional and natural motherhood. The high-society women (around): A group of extravagant aristocrats, dressed in the elaborate fashions of the time (enormous hats, feathers, coats with exotic motifs). They observe the mother with binoculars and gestures of disdain or bewilderment. The "pets" or substitutes: Instead of caring for children, these

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