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James McNeill Whistler’s portrait of his mother is back in Philadelphia after a century

Whistler ended up painting his mother when his model didn't show up at his London studio. If you were born after 1881, this is your first chance to see 'Whistler's Mother' in the city.

"Arrangement in Grey and Black Portrait of the Artist's Mother," 1871, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil on canvas. The portrait of Whistler's mother forms the core of the new PMA exhibit, “The Artist’s Mother: Whistler and Philadelphia.”
"Arrangement in Grey and Black Portrait of the Artist's Mother," 1871, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil on canvas. The portrait of Whistler's mother forms the core of the new PMA exhibit, “The Artist’s Mother: Whistler and Philadelphia.”Read moreCourtesy of Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
    by Quinn Russell Brown, For The Inquirer
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