Mother and Child

Mother and Child. A painting from the African Period. It is a portrait of a starving African woman and her baby in a desolate setting. The woman and her child are ghost-like in their shades of cold blues against the roughly textured hot, dry, gold and browns. Acrylic on Canvas by Amy E. Fraser (1992-97). All images copyright Amy E. Fraser. All rights reserved.

"In sub-Saharan Africa, a shocking 28 million children are experiencing stunted growth due to malnutrition. Stunting prevents children from developing to their full potential mentally and physically, and it is largely irreversible.
Stunting is not the only form of malnutrition that affects children. Children who have severe acute malnutrition, the deadliest form of extreme hunger, can succumb to the disease in just a few days. Children who die in this way suffer immensely as their vital organ functions slow down and eventually stop.
It doesn’t have to be this way for children in Africa, but we need your help now." ---SaveTheChildren.org

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