Whistler's Mother

Summary

Whistler's Mother is a painting^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,386 views/month, #55 of 5,957).^[2]

Key Facts

• Whistler's Mother is the creator of James McNeill Whistler^[3].
• Whistler's Mother's instance of is recorded as painting^[4].
• Whistler's Mother is associated with the Tonalism movement^[5].
• Whistler's Mother's genre is portrait^[6].
• Whistler's Mother was followed by Frederikke Hammershøi, the artist's mother^[7].
• Whistler's Mother's depicts is recorded as Anna McNeill Whistler^[8].
• Whistler's Mother's depicts is recorded as woman^[9].
• Whistler's Mother's depicts is recorded as curtain^[10].
• Whistler's Mother's depicts is recorded as seat^[11].
• Whistler's Mother's depicts is recorded as old age^[12].
• Whistler's Mother's depicts is recorded as Black Lion Wharf^[13].
• Whistler's Mother is made of oil paint^[14].
• Whistler's Mother is made of canvas^[15].
• Whistler's Mother's collection is recorded as Musée d'Orsay^[16].
• Whistler's Mother's inventory number is recorded as RF 699^[17].
• Whistler's Mother took place at Musée d'Orsay^[18].
• Whistler's Mother's Commons category is recorded as Whistler's Mother by James McNeill Whistler^[19].
• Whistler's Mother's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[20].
• Whistler's Mother's catalog code is recorded as 101^[21].
• January 1, 1871 marks the founding of Whistler's Mother^[22].
• Whistler's Mother's exhibition history is recorded as Salon of 1883^[23].
• Whistler's Mother's statement is subject of is recorded as Bean^[24].
• Whistler's Mother's main subject is Anna McNeill Whistler^[25].
• Whistler's Mother's described at URL is recorded as https://www.photo.rmn.fr/archive/86-001131-2C6NU0HB0TI2.html^[26].
• Whistler's Mother's described at URL is recorded as https://whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/display/?mid=y101^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Whistler's Mother is the creator of James McNeill Whistler^[3].

Publication

Whistler's Mother's genre is portrait^[6].

Subject and Themes

Whistler's Mother's main subject is Anna McNeill Whistler^[25]. It is associated with the Tonalism movement^[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Whistler's Mother was followed by Frederikke Hammershøi, the artist's mother^[7].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint^[14] and canvas^[15]. The location of Whistler's Mother was Musée d'Orsay^[18].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Whistler's Mother include Whistler's Father^[28], a television series episode^[29], directed by Matthew Faughnan^[30].

Why It Matters

Whistler's Mother ranks in the top 0.92% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,386 views/month, #55 of 5,957).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Whistler's Father^[28], a television series episode^[29], directed by Matthew Faughnan^[30].