What is the formal name of the painting known as Whistler’s Mother?
The formal name of the painting “Whistler’s Mother” is
Arrangement in Gray and Black:
Portrait of the Painter’s Mother, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1872.
The formal name of the painting “Whistler’s Mother” is
Arrangement in Gray and Black:
Portrait of the Painter’s Mother, by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1872.
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For the showgirls who appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies, enz Ziegfeld insisted on women with the following measurements: bust, 36 inches; waist, 26 inches; and hips, 38 inches. It is estimated that only 3,000 of the 200,000 applicants over the years met these requirements.
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