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St. Ann: If There Are Any Heavens

Nathan Florence (1972– )

Medium

United States
ca. 2006
Oil

“This is a portrait of my mother, Ann. I am intrigued by the idea of all of us as saints and the tradition of portraying saints in religious art. Mothers often endure great suffering for their families, as the roses symbolize. The title refers to a poem by E. E. Cummings about the strength of his own mother.”