Stiff Little Fingers t-shirt
T-Shirt
ca.1979 (made)
ca.1979 (made)
Stiff Little Fingers, a Northern Irish punk rock band, were founded in 1977. Much of their material contains lyrics critical of the troubles in Northern Ireland.
With t-shirts becoming a staple fashion item for youth and rock 'n' rollers in the 1960s, promotional t-shirts printed to advertise products also became common place. This trend moved from corporate arena to youth movement with the merging of rock 'n' roll, advertising and fashion into the creation of the concert t-shirt, of which this is an example. Not only does it advertise a concert the wearer has been to, but concert and band t-shirts can also show the wearer's allegiance to specific musical subcultures or youth movements.
With t-shirts becoming a staple fashion item for youth and rock 'n' rollers in the 1960s, promotional t-shirts printed to advertise products also became common place. This trend moved from corporate arena to youth movement with the merging of rock 'n' roll, advertising and fashion into the creation of the concert t-shirt, of which this is an example. Not only does it advertise a concert the wearer has been to, but concert and band t-shirts can also show the wearer's allegiance to specific musical subcultures or youth movements.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Stiff Little Fingers t-shirt |
| Materials and techniques | Black cotton, screen printed |
| Brief description | Stiff Little Fingers t-shirt, black cotton with printed image of three arms shooting three figures in a pool of blood. Typography of band name and lyric from their song Straw Dogs, ca.1979. |
| Physical description | Stiff Little Fingers t-shirt, black cotton with printed image of three arms shooting three figures in a pool of blood. Typography of band name and lyrics from their song, Straw Dogs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | SLF / GUTS FOR SALE |
| Summary | Stiff Little Fingers, a Northern Irish punk rock band, were founded in 1977. Much of their material contains lyrics critical of the troubles in Northern Ireland. With t-shirts becoming a staple fashion item for youth and rock 'n' rollers in the 1960s, promotional t-shirts printed to advertise products also became common place. This trend moved from corporate arena to youth movement with the merging of rock 'n' roll, advertising and fashion into the creation of the concert t-shirt, of which this is an example. Not only does it advertise a concert the wearer has been to, but concert and band t-shirts can also show the wearer's allegiance to specific musical subcultures or youth movements. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.10-2011 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2011 |
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