Doll Birth, 1972 (from Scarred for Life)

1994

Tracey Moffatt

Associated Names
Tracey Moffatt

Artist, Australian, born 1960

Two boys are seated on a wooden floor. The boy on the left is upright, looking at the camera, with light brown hair and prominent eyebrows. He is holding a brown-skinned baby doll and wearing a light blue shirt. The boy on the right sits against a textured wall with his eyes closed, short curly dark hair, and wearing a gray top with blue sleeves and a red V-shaped neckline. Colorful crocheted items are scattered on the floor around them. In the background, there is a green plant partially visible on the left and a light-colored piece of furniture or wall base.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across bottom in letterpress: Doll Birth, 1972 / His mother caught him giving birth to a doll. / He was banned from playing with the boy / next door again. Tracey Moffatt; on verso, signed by artist, upper left in graphite: T. Moffatt '94 A/P

Wikidata ID

Q64171442

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