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Accession #	2010.68
Artist	Aaron Gilbert
Title	The New One
Date	2007
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	38 x 43 x 2 1/4 in. (96.5 x 109.2 x 5.7 cm) frame (vitrine): 42 × 47 × 6 in. (106.7 × 119.4 × 15.2 cm)
Credit Line	Gift of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York; Hassam, Speicher, Betts and Symons Funds, 2010
Location	Visible Storage: Case 23, Screen J (Paintings)

Curatorial Remarks: Aaron Gilbert imbues this scene of a mother and child at bath time with a tender and peculiar intimacy. Through the spare setting, play of bodily proportions, and shallow pictorial space, the artist explores the complex psychology of family life. The image centers around the simple gesture of the mother lifting the child’s chin above the surface of the water, a sign of the bonds built during quiet moments of care and affection.