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Lobster Mickey

Boston, Massachusetts

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront. 

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Lobster Mickey at Concepts (Newbury St, Boston) (2023). shsu12 (Atlas Obscura User)
Lobster Mickey at Concepts (Newbury St, Boston) (2023). shsu12 (Atlas Obscura User)
Lobsta Mickey welcomes visitors to the Boston Waterfront outside of Faneuil Hall http://www.startedbyamouse.com/ (Started by a Mouse)
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For Mickey Mouse’s 75th birthday, Disney commissioned artists across the country to decorate 700-pound Mickey statues for their local region.

The Boston area really took that “local” part seriously. 

Artist Breanna Rowlette created “Lobsta’ Mickey,” a tribute to Boston’s close ties to seafood and linguistic accent. The six-foot-tall mouse is charming and strange at the same time…there’s something about a rodent with giant claws that can’t help but be a tad unsettling. He can be found at Faneuil Hall Marketplace. 

Update 2015: Sadly, Lobster Mickey is no longer present. He got auctioned off in 2005 for $9,000 to an unknown bidder.

Update 2023: Lobster Mickey is currently on display at Concepts on Newbury St, Boston.

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