A rare proof print bearing Mickey Mouse as its central subject, this signed work by Todd Gray transforms one of the most recognizable icons in American popular culture into something far more complex and unsettling. Gray, who trained at CalArts in the late 1970s before serving as Michael Jackson's official photographer from 1979 to 1984, developed an intimate and critical relationship with the machinery of fame, image-making, and corporate spectacle. That experience saturates this piece, which does not simply reproduce a beloved cartoon figure but interrogates the cultural and racial politics embedded within such imagery. The proof designation signals its place within the production process, lending it a raw, documentary quality that reinforces Gray's broader interest in archival materials and the lives images lead before they reach their final, sanctioned form. Measuring 76.2 by 56.5 centimeters and presented in good condition, the work carries the authority of Gray's signature and the rarity inherent in proof editions. Gray returned to CalArts to complete his MFA in the late 1980s, deepening a practice that uses pop cultural iconography as both material and subject, pressing against questions of identity, corporate power, and the way certain images come to stand in for entire systems of value. Mickey Mouse, here, is not nostalgia. In Gray's hands, the figure becomes a kind of cultural cipher, fluent in the language of mass appeal while concealing the ideological weight that language carries. Available through Lions Gallery, this work represents a compelling entry point into a practice that rewards sustained attention.