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Marilyn

Dress Fabric
1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress fabric of screen-printed crêpe. Printed with various photographs and magazine covers featuring Hollywood actor Marilyn Monroe, and printed in orange, blue, brown, green, red and purple. There is an abstract pattern of dots in parts of the background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMarilyn (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Screen-printed crêpe
Brief description
Dress fabric 'Marilyn' of screen-printed crêpe, designed by Christopher Snow, made by Slick Brands (Clothing) Ltd., Great Britain, 1974
Physical description
Dress fabric of screen-printed crêpe. Printed with various photographs and magazine covers featuring Hollywood actor Marilyn Monroe, and printed in orange, blue, brown, green, red and purple. There is an abstract pattern of dots in parts of the background.
Dimensions
  • Length: 262cm
  • Width: 91cm
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by the designer
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.450-1974

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Record createdJanuary 25, 2008
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