Mickey's Birth

Notice of Upcoming Content and Access Change

The Museum is working on the future of our online collections access. A new version will be available later in 2023. During this transition period, the current version of the Collections Browser may have reduced functionality and data may be not be updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any questions or concerns, please contact us.

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Object Name: 
Lithograph
Title: 
Mickey's Birth
Accession Number: 
92.7.1
Dimensions: 
Frame H: 75.6 cm, W: 53.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1982
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. William Furth
Primary Description: 
Cream colored paper; polychrome inks, dominated by washes of pink, orange, blue, amethyst, yellow and black; lithography printed from glass plates. Square image format on vertical rectangular paper; complex linear (black outline) drawn imagery dominated by 3 central connected female nudes (in reverse "C" configuration) with pink/orange wash (top figure is reclining with arms upstretched, figure is pregnant and giving birth to emerging head wearing Mickey mouse hat/ears, head of figure meets head of another on right, this need is curving vertical position bound back-to-black to large bird, front of bird touches second horizontal figure laying face downward), figures float within a ground of blue, gray and amethyst washes with splashes of yellow, ground is detailed with linear grids and patterning as well as miniature imagery of male figures, angel, architectural and domestic elements; print is mounted in dark brushed aluminum frame.
Provenance: 
Furth, William, Former Collection
1992-05-19
Category: 
Inscription: 
17/50
Mark
lower left corner
Ann Wolff 82
Signature and date
in pencil script Lower right corner below image