Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 1943

"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" is a 1943 lithograph by American artist Ruth Starr Rose. The image depicts a central figure, possibly a man, being pulled in opposite directions by two winged figures. The man appears to be in distress as he is being pulled away from a bright light emanating from the sky. The work is executed in a dramatic and expressive style that speaks to the emotional turmoil of the central figure. The work can be interpreted as a symbolic representation of internal struggle, perhaps a metaphor for the difficult choices and temptations that we all face.