Results: Whistle while you paint!
1.
1.
The photo you are looking at is a painting called, Whistler's Mother. Are you aware of this painting?
Yes
63%
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941 votes
No
29%
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428 votes
Not Applicable
8%
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123 votes
2.
2.
Here are some interesting bits regarding the painting, the Mom, or the painter. Check off the ones that you know:
IT WAS PAINTED ON A WHIM
5%
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77 votes
WHISTLER'S MOTHER ORIGINALLY STOOD
5%
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72 votes
IT'S BIGGER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. Measuring in at 56.8 inches by 64.2 inches
8%
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117 votes
The original name was: Arrangement in Grey and Black - Portrait of the Painter's Mother
7%
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104 votes
WHISTLER'S MOTHER WAS ONE OF HIS BIGGEST FANS
6%
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91 votes
AMERICAN VIEWERS GOT A GOOD LOOK AT THE PIECE DURING THE DEPRESSION
5%
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68 votes
THE PAINTING GOT POLITICAL DURING WORLD WAR I. In 1915, the painting was co-opted by the Irish Canadian Rangers 199th Overseas Battalion to encourage volunteers to enlist
3%
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41 votes
IT RECEIVED MIXED REVIEWS
5%
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81 votes
THE ROYAL ACADEMY INITIALLY REJECTED IT
2%
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30 votes
AN ICONIC MUSEUM REDEEMED ITS REPUTATION
2%
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33 votes
IT HAS BOUNCED AROUND A BIT SINCE THEN, the popular portrait settled in the Musée d'Orsay, where it can still be found today
3%
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39 votes
IT'S ALSO WHISTLER'S FRAME, painted in gold to reflect his Mom's wedding band
2%
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29 votes
WHISTLER'S MOTHER HAS A SISTER PIECE
2%
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30 votes
IT HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS AMERICAN WORKS ABROAD
15%
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226 votes
N/A
65%
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969 votes
3.
3.
By chance have you been fortunate to see the painting, Whistler's Mother, in person? (Photo is of Whistler himself).
Yes
6%
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93 votes
No
75%
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1119 votes
Not Applicable
19%
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280 votes
4.
4.
Lastly, beside the noted iconicism behind the painting, do you like it?
Yes
35%
•
527 votes
No
24%
•
361 votes
Undecided
23%
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345 votes
Not Applicable
17%
•
259 votes
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