No To Racism!
T-Shirt
1994 (made)
1994 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Franco Moschino was an imaginative and irreverent designer who was interested in popular culture and iconography. One of his signature motifs was the 'Smiley Face'. In the 1960s and 1970s, the 'Smiley Face' was first used by Hippies to signify their enjoyment of hallucinogenic drugs. It was revived in the late 1980s by members of the Rave scene. It became a favourite motif of Moschino's. In the early 1990s, he designed a series of T-shirts bearing political slogans in conjunction with the Smiley face. Here the message "No To Racism!" is surrounded by Smiley faces in bold black, red, white and yellow.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | No To Racism! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | T-shirt, printed cotton, "No To Racism!" slogan with Smiley Face motif, designed by Franco Moschino, Italy, 1994. |
| Physical description | White cotton T-shirt, round necked, short sleeves. Design on front showing four smiley faces - black, white, yellow, and red - and the slogan "NO TO RACISM!" |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Hippies first used the Smiley Face design to signify their enjoyment of hallucinogenic drugs. It was revived in the late 1980s by members of the Rave scene. It also became the signature motif of the Italian fashion designer Franco Moschino, who designed a series of T-shirts bearing political slogans in conjunction with the Smiley face. Registered File number 1994/1111. |
| Production | Attribution note: Sold out of Moschino boutiques/retail outlets Reason For Production: Retail |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Franco Moschino was an imaginative and irreverent designer who was interested in popular culture and iconography. One of his signature motifs was the 'Smiley Face'. In the 1960s and 1970s, the 'Smiley Face' was first used by Hippies to signify their enjoyment of hallucinogenic drugs. It was revived in the late 1980s by members of the Rave scene. It became a favourite motif of Moschino's. In the early 1990s, he designed a series of T-shirts bearing political slogans in conjunction with the Smiley face. Here the message "No To Racism!" is surrounded by Smiley faces in bold black, red, white and yellow. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.517-1994 |
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| Record created | March 19, 2007 |
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