Family mother and child

Family (mother and child) was painted by Romare Bearden in 1980. Depicted there is an African American mother sitting in a chair with her child on her lap. The painting is very abstract and unusual because the mother's eyes and nose are distorted while her hands are extremely realistic. He worked with collage and this painting is not the greatest at showing that compared to his other work, however it does slightly show. Bearden's work revolves around the importance of African American art and culture.