Portrait of the artist's mother, dignity, creativity and disability, Fiona Place
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Portrait of the artist's mother, dignity, creativity and disability, Fiona Place
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Portrait of the artist's mother
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Fiona Place
Sub title
dignity, creativity and disability
Summary
Portrait of the Artist's Mother is a memoir and an examination of the politics of disability. Fiona Place describes the pressure from medical institutions to undergo screening during pregnancy and assumptions that a child with Trisomy 21 should not live, even though people with Down syndrome do live rich lives. Fiona's son, Fraser, has become an artist. His prize-winning paintings have been exhibited in galleries in Sydney and Canberra. How does a mother get from the grieving silence of the birthing room through the horrified comments of other mothers to the applause at gallery openings? This is a story of commitment to the idea that all people, including those who are 'less than perfect', have a right to be welcomed into this increasingly imperfect world
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