“Alongside a small tree and rectangular pond in the Hirshorn Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., there is a reclining figure (by Henri Laurens) of a woman in utmost repose. Her stomach is a comfortable hill, and she exudes largesse, self-containment, and serenity. Entitled Maternity, she represents the way women are seen in art, in Italian opera, and even in tinted imitations of life like the Pampers and baby aspirin ads — but hardly ever in the real modern world.” — Isa Kapp, “Oh Mom, Poor Mom,” from the Summer 1980 issue of The American Scholar  (Image via Hirshorn Museum)
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“Alongside a small tree and rectangular pond in the Hirshorn Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., there is a reclining figure (by Henri Laurens) of a woman in utmost repose. Her stomach is a comfortable hill, and she exudes largesse, self-containment, and serenity. Entitled Maternity, she represents the way women are seen in art, in Italian opera, and even in tinted imitations of life like the Pampers and baby aspirin ads — but hardly ever in the real modern world.”

— Isa Kapp, “Oh Mom, Poor Mom,” from the Summer 1980 issue of The American Scholar 

(Image via Hirshorn Museum)

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