Corbyn
T-Shirt
2017
2017
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This t-shirt was designed by Bristol Street Wear and released on 9 May 2017. Known as a ‘bootleg’ design, this type of t-shirt printing builds upon a street wear practice of re-appropriating brand identities, logos and slogans for subversive effect. The logo combines current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s surname with the Nike Swoosh, created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson.
Object details
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| Title | Corbyn (manufacturer's title) |
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| Brief description | White t-shirt printed with a red repurposed Nike Swoosh logo beneath the word 'CORBYN' |
| Physical description | White t-shirt with red screen printed 'Corbyn' logo |
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| Summary | This t-shirt was designed by Bristol Street Wear and released on 9 May 2017. Known as a ‘bootleg’ design, this type of t-shirt printing builds upon a street wear practice of re-appropriating brand identities, logos and slogans for subversive effect. The logo combines current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn’s surname with the Nike Swoosh, created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CD.294-2017 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2017 |
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