The Infanta's Birthday
Datec. 1929
Artist
Wuanita Smith
(American painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1866–1959)
Illustration CitationInscription refers to Oscar Wilde's "The Birthday of the Infanta." Date and place of publication not identified.
MediumWoodcut
Dimensionscomposition: 12 × 9 in. (30.5 × 22.9 cm)
sheet: 13 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (33.3 × 26.4 cm)
sheet: 13 1/8 × 10 3/8 in. (33.3 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charlotte A. Ganz and Albert Harding Ganz, 1980
Object number1980-171
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis woodcut was inspired by Oscar Wilde's fairy tale, "The Birthday of the Infanta." Here, the princess is escorted to her seat by other children of high rank. In the outdoor theater she will enjoy the elaborate entertainments designed for her birthday party.
