Andy WARHOL - Mother and Child (FS II.383)

Warhol’s portfolio Cowboys and Indians presents a popular and romantic version of the American West. Eschewing all pretexts to realism or historical accuracy, Warhol instead chose to focus on common objects and cinematic representations that contributed to the popular iconography of the frontier narrative. Cowboys and Indians has quickly become one of the more popular Warhol portfolios in recent years. Cowboys and Indians is an ahistorical representation mirroring a popular interpretation of the American West.