Accession Number
1976/2.122

Title
Untitled, from "The New York Collection for Stockholm: 30 Artists"

Artist(s)
Claes Oldenburg

Artist Nationality
American (North American)

Object Creation Date
1973

Medium & Support
lithograph and two-color silkscreen on paper

Dimensions
9 in. x 12 in. ( 22.9 cm x 30.5 cm )

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Robert Rauschenberg

Subject matter
This print is part of a portfolio made in collaboration with Experiments in Art and Technology (EAT) and Moderna Museet as a fundraising effort for American artists. Claes Oldenburg was best known for his pop art sculptures that critiqued the mass consumerism of the period. This print fits in with this aesthetic: Oldenburg draws a wall plug that looks like Mickey Mouse. An iconic symbol of American childhood, the transformation of Mickey into a mundane household object in some ways degrades the power he carries. But this transformation is a frequent reality in our consumer world. 

EC 2017

Physical Description
This vertically oriented black print shows a an electric plug that looks like Mickey Mouse.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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The New York Collection for Stockholm
cartoons (humorous images)
chalk lithography
modern and contemporary art
satire (artistic device)