Mother Fear Mother Dear
Accession Number
2008/1.168
Title
Mother Fear Mother Dear
Artist(s)
Brenda Goodman
Medium & Support
collage on board
Dimensions
36 in. x 49 7/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. ( 91.5 cm x 126.7 cm x 3.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Brenda Goodman in honor of Gertrude Kasle
Subject matter
Brenda Goodman is a feminist artist who is known for using her emotions to create her art and her revealing self portraits. She shares in interviews that she had a tense relationship with her mother who was very critical which is likely the inspiration for the title of this piece. The origins and subjects of the photographs in the collage are unknown but there appears to be themes of body perception and youth.
Primary Object Classification
Mixed Media
Primary Object Type
collage
Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary
Rights
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Keywords
collages (visual works)
feminism
mixed media works
mothers
photographs
2008/1.168
Title
Mother Fear Mother Dear
Artist(s)
Brenda Goodman
Medium & Support
collage on board
Dimensions
36 in. x 49 7/8 in. x 1 3/8 in. ( 91.5 cm x 126.7 cm x 3.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Brenda Goodman in honor of Gertrude Kasle
Subject matter
Brenda Goodman is a feminist artist who is known for using her emotions to create her art and her revealing self portraits. She shares in interviews that she had a tense relationship with her mother who was very critical which is likely the inspiration for the title of this piece. The origins and subjects of the photographs in the collage are unknown but there appears to be themes of body perception and youth.
Primary Object Classification
Mixed Media
Primary Object Type
collage
Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary
Rights
If you are interested in using an image for a publication, please visit http://umma.umich.edu/request-image for more information and to fill out the online Image Rights and Reproductions Request Form.
Keywords
collages (visual works)
feminism
mixed media works
mothers
photographs
