Screen print on paper, pencil signed lower left, edition 30/50, printed circa 1977, contemporary black frame and mat. Featuring an enlarged photo of President Jimmy Carter's mother wearing a campaign button with bold outlines and blocks of bright colors. Lillian Carter was born Lillian Gordy in a small town a few miles west of Plains. Miss Lillian, as she was affectionately titled by Americans during the Carter Administration, broke the barriers of segregation in her husband's hometown of Plains, practicing nursing in the poor black area of town. Her son, Jimmy Carter, would later credit her with setting a "moral example" for him in her actions. After watching Jimmy's father die from cancer in 1953, Miss Lillian continued her work as a nurse, traveling to India in 1967 as a member of the Peace Corps. When Carter decided to run for president, Miss Lillian was the first person he told (Roslyn was involved in the decision). On October 18, 2001, a major nursing center named in her honor was dedicated by her son in Plains.

SS 39 x 29 in.; DOA 48.75 x 38 in.

The estate of Dorothy and the late Hamilton Jordan, chief of staff to President Jimmy Carter

Published to raise funds for the Jimmy Carter campaign for President. Printer: Gem Screens, New York. Publisher: Democratic National Committee, Washington, D.C.

Two crease marks to the fold of Lillian's jacket, measuring .5 and 1 in.

$2,000 - 4,000