Portfolio of ten screenprints on Lenox Museum Board. Edition of 250 plus 50 AP (artist proofs), 15 PP (printers proofs), 15 HC (hors commerce), 10 numbered in Roman numerals, signed and numbered in pencil.

Mother and Child stands out for its intentional ambiguity, reflecting contemporary mass media and pop culture’s partial abstraction of Native American history. This piece captures a Native American mother carrying her child on her back, the child peacefully sleeping against her neck. Unlike other works in the series which embody the romanticised nationalist and Western biases of the era, this piece offers a tender and intimate glimpse into the lives of an Indigenous mother and child.
Growing up in the 1930s and 1940s, Warhol was influenced by the Western stars of the time, including Hopalong Cassidy, Roy Rogers, John Wayne, and the Lone Ranger. His fascination with the romanticised West persisted into adulthood and profoundly impacted his art. This influence is evident not only in the Cowboys and Indians portfolio but also in his Myths series, paintings of Elvis Presley, and his films, Horse (1965) and Lonesome Cowboys (1968). Mother and Child is a particularly compelling piece within the portfolio, celebrated for its tender depiction of a simple, yet profound, moment shared between mother and child.