Honey Thief
Artist
Akio Takamori
(Japanese, 1950 - 2017)
Publisher
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date2016
MediumLithograph on waterleaf handmade paper
DimensionsImage: 21 3/4 × 13 inches (55.25 × 33.02 cm)
Sheet: 24 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (62.23 × 52.07 cm)
Sheet: 24 1/2 × 20 1/2 inches (62.23 × 52.07 cm)
Credit LineGift of C. Richard and Evelyn Belger
Object number2023.40.84
SignedSigned below the image: Akio T------ 2016
MarkingsSigned below the image: Honey Thief LLW IMP
Edition/State/ProofLLW IMP
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of two male babies standing upright, a flesh-colored one superimposed on a white one. They stand in the same posture but don’t line up, so that the flesh-colored baby appears to have four hands and two penises. His legs are cut off at mid-calf. Irregular reddish-brown and yellow shapes behind the figures. Dots of brown between the legs suggest feces.ProvenanceC. Richard Belger and Evelyn Craft Belger, Kansas City, MO;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Copyright© Estate of Akio Takamori
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