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Wilson McLean
Turkey. Brains. Suburbia Family. Shopping Center and Sigmund Freud Illustration

1975

About the Item

Brains in a basket? Unwrapped turkeys piled up in a shopping cart are symbolic of a family exposed brains. This symbolic Pop Art Illustration brilliantly depicts Sigmund Freud holding a baby with a family in the parking lot of a shopping center in the suburbs. Clearly, the artist is refering to a psychologist unwrapping and consuming a family's brains. Deftly painted and composed by the great Scottish American artist Wilson McLean . He has done many covers for Time Magazine, Look, Sports Illustrated and Playboy. McLean has won nine silver and four gold medals over the years at the Society of Illustrators
  • Creator:
    Wilson McLean (1937, Scottish)
  • Creation Year:
    1975
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 37 in (93.98 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38534223001
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