# Mother Tucking Children into Bed (Mother’s Little Angels)

By [Norman Rockwell](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/norman-rockwell.md>), 1921.

Painting for The Literary Digest cover of January 29, 1921. A mother in a pink dress bends over two children in bed, surrounded by a blue patchwork border.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 72.4 × 61.6 cm
- Gallery: [Norman Rockwell — Wikimedia Commons](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-84bf2b961be0c488.md>)

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- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Realism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/realism.md>)

## Image

![A mother in a pink dress bends over two children in bed, surrounded by a blue patchwork border.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-454410c3abf22644-52b4e92f9ad35dba/full.jpg?v=d2a9a26a9818c05d68022880c39a4f07e601178fa6ae27ecc87ce32deddb4562>)

## Sources & credits

- Norman Rockwell, 1921. Image: Heritage Auctions, via Wikimedia Commons. Artwork public domain in the United States.
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_Tucking_Children_Into_Bed_(Rockwell_1921).jpg>)
- Public-domain artwork reproductions from the credited museum and auction sources, via Wikimedia Commons.

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