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Bird imagery alluding to Icarus' flight. Disney Donald Ducks and motor boats along bottom edge.
Icarus
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Icarus

Artist Bryon McKeeby (American, born 1936)
Date1971
MediumLithograph
Dimensions23 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (59.1 x 43.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Southern Graphic Arts Circle
Object numberPR-75-38
Collections
Visual DescriptionBird imagery alluding to Icarus' flight. Disney Donald Ducks and motor boats along bottom edge.
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