We offer a tribute to all of the hard-working moms and all that they do for us. Make sure to give her something nice (a subscription to The Saturday Evening Post, perhaps?) but most importantly, tell her that you love her.
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Oh Mother!
Richard Sargent
October 5, 1957
Happy Mother’s Day
Richard Sargent
May 11, 1957
Leaving the Hospital
Stevan Dohanos
October 22, 1949
Readying for First Date
George Hughes
October 16, 1948
Separation Anxiety
George Hughes
September 11, 1948
Artist George Hughes painted this scene at Bennington College, in Vermont, which operates a nursery school. “Do you ask me if I have any children of my own?” Hughes mutters. “Only five girls. The one who is crying on the cover is, of course, mine.”
Taking Mom to Lunch
George Hughes
January 7, 1956
More Clothes to Clean
George Hughes
April 17, 1948
Messy Room, Neat Boys
George Hughes
October 22, 1955
Mom, I Cleaned My Room!
Richard Sargent
April 2, 1955
Mother’s Little Helpers
John Falter
April 18, 1953
Telling Mom About Her Date
George Hughes
January 24, 1953
The Picnickers
Guernsey Moore
May 6, 1905
Mother and Baby
Philip Boileau
May 11, 1912