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What do you see? What is she wearing? How is she posed?

Archibald John Motley Jr., Portrait of My Grandmother, 1922, oil on canvas, 
Patrons’ Permanent Fund, Avalon Fund, and Motley Fund, 2018.2.1

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What is the expression on her face?

Archibald John Motley Jr., Portrait of My Grandmother (detail), 1922, oil on canvas, 
Patrons’ Permanent Fund, Avalon Fund, and Motley Fund, 2018.2.1

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What aspects of her identity or personality have been emphasized?

Archibald John Motley Jr., Portrait of My Grandmother (detail), 1922, oil on canvas, 
Patrons’ Permanent Fund, Avalon Fund, and Motley Fund, 2018.2.1

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What aspects of her identity or personality have been emphasized?

Archibald John Motley Jr., Portrait of My Grandmother (detail), 1922, oil on canvas, 
Patrons’ Permanent Fund, Avalon Fund, and Motley Fund, 2018.2.1

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Archibald John Motley Jr., Portrait of My Grandmother, 1922, oil on canvas, 
Patrons’ Permanent Fund, Avalon Fund, and Motley Fund, 2018.2.1

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