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Shirt
Vivienne Westwood, born 1941 - Enlarge image
Shirt
- Place of origin:
London, England (sold)
- Date:
1976 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Vivienne Westwood, born 1941 (designer)
McLaren, Malcolm (designer)
Seditionaries (designed for) - Materials and Techniques:
Cheesecloth muslin with metal D-rings and catches, screen-printed logo
- Museum number:
T.773-1995
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
White cheesecloth muslin shirt with extended sleeves, with strait-jacket clasps and D rings at end, also at shoulders. Shoulders semi-open and fastened by Velcro tabs. Screen-printed with red and black design showing an inverted crucifixion, a large swastika, and the words "DESTROY" and, in bottom corner, the Sex Pistols lyrics: "I am an antichrist/I am an anarchist,/don't know what I want/but I know how to get it/I wanna destroy the passer by/'I wanna be anarchy/"
Place of Origin
London, England (sold)
Date
1976 (made)
Artist/maker
Vivienne Westwood, born 1941 (designer)
McLaren, Malcolm (designer)
Seditionaries (designed for)
Materials and Techniques
Cheesecloth muslin with metal D-rings and catches, screen-printed logo
Marks and inscriptions
"I am an AntiChrist/I am an anarchist,/don't know what I want/but I know how to get it/I WANNA DESTROY THE PASSER BY/I wanna be ANARCHY!"
DESTROY
Dimensions
Length: 63 cm, Length: 90 cm Sleeve length fully extended
Object history note
Purchased. Registered File number 1995/1812.
Descriptive line
Cheesecloth muslin shirt with straitjacket sleeves, logo depicting swastika, inverted crucifix and Sex Pistols lyrics.
Materials
Metal; Cheesecloth
Techniques
Screen printing
Subjects depicted
Punk culture; Crucifixion; Swastika; Anarchism
Categories
Clothing; Fashion
Collection code
T&F
