What is the name of this American icon?

It is speculated that James Whistler did not intend to paint his mother, but nonetheless, he did. She was a fill-in for a model who never showed, and because she didn't want to stand so long, he let her sit down. Thus, the perfect storm of events which created one of America's most iconic paintings.

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