About the work

Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon!
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran off with the spoon!

L. Frank Baum’s famous poem (though perhaps no one knows that it was Baum’s poem) is given a new look in Daniel Pelavin’s silkscreen for the Serigrafia’s Mother Goose portfolio. Pelavin, a very highly-regarded illustrator, brings whimsy and extraordinary creativity to his work. Here, the cat and his fiddle are joined by the mouse playing air guitar while the dish does the “running man”.

The Mother Goose portfolio was issued in an edition of 300, with 100 copies retained by the artists, 100 copies retained by Serigrafia, and 100 copies donated to The Children’s Health Fund for sale at an initial offering price of $5000. The portfolio was designed by Chiu Li Design.

This work is unframed but custom framing is available at discounted cost with little delay before delivery. Please contact us if you wish to have the work framed before delivery.

This work is unframed but professional framing is available at discounted cost with little delay. Please select from the framing options or contact us if you wish to discuss the framing of the work. We frame exclusively with conservation-grade materials and put the work behind 99% UV-filtering art glass or Plexiglass.

Attributes	Value
Dimensions	27 × 20.5 in
Medium	Etching
Date	1970-1980
Framing	Custom framed and matted
Condition	Excellent Condition
Signing, Dating, and Titling	Signed and Dated by the artist en recto on bottom
Type	Modern Print-Makers
First, Please Choose Your Framing Option:	No Frame, Black-Stained Ash (Medium), Clear Natural Ash (Medium), Clear Natural Maple (Medium), Waxed Cherry (Medium), Waxed Mahogany (Medium), Waxed Walnut (Medium)

Medium:

Serigraph in multiple colors.

Paper:

White BFK Rives wove paper.

Publisher:

Serigrafia, Ltd. (the fine-art subsidiary of Ambassador Arts Inc.), New York.

Date:

1990

Signature:

Hand-signed in pencil by the artist, en recto lower right. Editioned, in pencil, en recto lower left. With the Sergrafia blindstamp en recto lower left.

Edition:

Impression 98 out of the edition of 300.

Framing:

This work is unframed but professional framing is available at discounted cost with little delay. Please select from the framing options or contact us if you wish to discuss the framing of the work. We frame exclusively with conservation-grade materials and put the work behind 99% UV-filtering art glass or Plexiglass.

Condition:

Excellent condition.

Sheet Size:

20.5 in. (h) x 27 in. (w)