Art and Visual Culture
Assignment 3: Mother and Child
3/7/06

ASSIGNMENT 3:
Mother and Child

Throughout art history, artists have used the theme of mother and child for
religious purposes, for cultural purposes, and for expressing the strong
relationship between mother and child.
You can find examples mother and child in the art of Egyptians, Greeks, and
Romans. Medieval art and art of the Reniassance often depicts Mary and the
Christ child to communicate bible stories for those that could not read.
Tribes of Africa such as the Dogon tribe, Asian art, Native American art, and
even folk art often depict a non-religious representation of the mother and
child. Many photographs taken during the Great Depression or during
wartime show the anguish, poverty, and yet the bonds between the mother
and child.
The mother and child theme can be found in EVERY culture and in EVERY
society througout human history.
For this assignment, you are to find TWO......

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