Madonna and Child – Jessie Willcox Smith – Good Housekeeping, December 1924 – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 unframed Admirable Mother

Admirable Mother

For decades of the early and mid 20th Century

" This is a great reminder of a practical way we can approach the heart of Jesus and become more like him

Katherine Drexel (1858-1955) is the second American-born Catholic to be declared a Saint

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Madonna and Child – Jessie Willcox Smith – Good Housekeeping, December 1924 – Catholic Art Print – Archival Quality Choose Paper Size (Image is Smaller):5x7 unframed Admirable Mother"Good Housekeeping, December 1924" by Jessie Willcox Smith Good Housekeeping, the quintessential American magazine for housewives, would on rare occasions in the early years of the 20th Century publish Catholic themed covers. To our knowledge, they did it three times, all painted by Jessie Wilcox Smith. They were all Madonna and Child paintings. In this one, we have Mary kneeling by Jesus. Smith uses a deep Marian blue which any Catholic would