Birth of the Babies, Scurvy, and Spotted Fever, from The Dead Mother, from Illustrations to the songs from William Blake’s ​“Island in the Moon”

Charles Seliger, Birth of the Babies, Scurvy, and Spotted Fever, from The Dead Mother, from Illustrations to the songs from William Blake's "Island in the Moon", 1945, white ink on black ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael Rosenfeld, 1992.53.4
Copied Charles Seliger, Birth of the Babies, Scurvy, and Spotted Fever, from The Dead Mother, from Illustrations to the songs from William Blake's "Island in the Moon", 1945, white ink on black ink on paper, sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael Rosenfeld, 1992.53.4

Artwork Details

Title
Birth of the Babies, Scurvy, and Spotted Fever, from The Dead Mother, from Illustrations to the songs from William Blake’s ​“Island in the Moon”
Artist
Date
1945
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Michael Rosenfeld
Mediums
Mediums Description
white ink on black ink on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — female and child
  • Fantasy — monster
  • State of being — death
  • Literature — Blake — Island in the Moon
  • State of being — illness — scurvy
  • State of being — illness — spotted fever
Object Number
1992.53.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1992.53.4