Some Toys are More Equal Than Other Toys
24" × 18"
oil on canvas
$550
A tea party with a strict seating chart: the dolls recline on pillows while the plush pig, calf, and ducklings arrive on platters — a bucket of rubber duckies standing in for the fried chicken. The crowned host, fork in hand, is only playing the way the world taught her. Painted in 2016, with a title borrowed from Orwell, this piece was chosen by Delfi — Latvia's largest news outlet — to introduce Dana Ellyn's work ahead of the 2026 "Art for Meat Tax" festival in Riga.
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Delfi — Latvia's largest news outlet · July 2026
Delfi chose this painting to lead its announcement of the "Art for Meat Tax" festival (September 4–6, Veldze Creative Factory, Riga), where Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow will travel from Washington, DC to participate as featured artists.
"My art highlights contradictions in public perception that we no longer see — a cute piglet on a t-shirt and his mother in a shopping bag. If my paintings make you think even for a moment, the goal has been achieved." — Dana Ellyn, as quoted in Delfi
Screen capture from top of article in Delfi — Latvia's largest news outlet · July 2026
