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Little Mountain Mother



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Title

Little Mountain Mother

Creator

Rose Cecil O'Neill

Creator Biography

American, b. June 25, 1874 in Wilkes Barre, PA. d. April 6, 1944 in Springfield, MO

Description

Female dancing with full skirt lifting to reveal legs. Hands have red fingernails to match red lips. She wears ruffles on her wrists, arms bare, feather headress. She looks directly at the viewer with an open-mouthed smile. Black, orange and red colors.

Inscription

Signature in lower left in ink "O'Neill". In upper right in pencil "The bounding energy that carried audiences off their feet…put them on the qui vive to see how far she would go. Page 7 The Little Mountain Mother Rose O'Neill"

Date Created

c. 1932-1935

Century

20th

Item Dimensions

57.5 cm. h. x 39 cm w.

Medium

Drawing

Materials

India ink, pencil and color on paper watermarked J. Whatman 1932 England B.

Techniques

pen, pencil and brush

Provenance

Gift of the Rose O'Neill Foundation, August 21, 2018

Acession Number

2018.025

Accession Year

2018

Photo Number

20180029

Creator Last name

O'Neill

Creator First Name

Rose Cecil