Shirt
1977 (made)
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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/"
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cheesecloth muslin with metal D-rings and catches, screen-printed logo |
| Brief description | Cheesecloth muslin shirt with straitjacket sleeves, logo depicting swastika, inverted crucifix and Sex Pistols lyrics. |
| 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/" |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1995/1812 and 1995/1813. |
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| Accession number | T.773-1995 |
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| Record created | January 11, 2008 |
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