Mimi’s work is defined by its 20th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Boîte Alerte: Exposition internationale du surréalisme
Mimi Parent (Canadian, 1924-2005) André Breton (French, 1896-1966) Marcel Duchamp (American, born France, 1887-1968)

Sleepy Nicolle
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Yamauba with Kintaro Holding a Toy Mask
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

By the Pond
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Here is the little Dancer
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866

After the Bath
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844-1926) printed by Leroy (French, active 1876-1900)

The Barefooted Child
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Untitled, from Screen Prints 1970
Mimi Grooms (American, active 1970) conceived, organized, and produced by Sonia Sheridan produced by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Advance Screen Company, Chicago distributed by The Goodlion

Mother and Child at Dusk (Oyako yugure), from the series "Three Evening Pleasure of the Floating World (Ukiyo san seki)"
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806

Peasant Mother and Child
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Les-Parents-Terribles series: It's Pretty, But...
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866

Peasant Mother and Child
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Mother Berthe Holding Her Child
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Mother and Little Girl
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Mother Nursing Child
Eugène Carrière French, 1849-1906

Mother's Goodnight Kiss
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Maternal Caress
Mary Cassatt American, 1844-1926

Mother and Child, from Conspiracy, The Artist as Witness
Romare Howard Bearden (American, 1914-1988) printed at Shorewood Bank Street Atelier, New York

Les-Parents-Terribles series: Well, now, Achilles...
Paul Gavarni French, 1804-1866

Yamauba Breast Feeding Kintaro
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿 Japanese, c.1753-1806