Silver Surfer
Dress Fabric
1973 (designed)
1973 (designed)
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Dress fabric of screen-printed brushed cotton satin. Intended to be cut up and made into a bomber jacket with a surfer design, and the directions are printed on the fabric as part of the design. A black ground printed with white-outlined pattern pieces. Some pieces are 'paint-spattered', others are ombréd in sunset tones of pink to blue to yellow to burnt umber, and others are in plain black. The centre back panel features a surfing figure against an ombréd sphere. Accented with diamantés.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Silver Surfer (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed brushed cotton satin, diamanté |
| Brief description | Dress fabric 'Silver Surfer' of screen-printed brushed cotton satin, designed by John Dove and Molly White for Wonder Workshop, England, 1973 |
| Physical description | Dress fabric of screen-printed brushed cotton satin. Intended to be cut up and made into a bomber jacket with a surfer design, and the directions are printed on the fabric as part of the design. A black ground printed with white-outlined pattern pieces. Some pieces are 'paint-spattered', others are ombréd in sunset tones of pink to blue to yellow to burnt umber, and others are in plain black. The centre back panel features a surfing figure against an ombréd sphere. Accented with diamantés. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'CUT 'N' SEW' [measuring tape underneath] (printed on the bottom of the fabric) |
| Credit line | Given by Wonder Workshop |
| Object history | According to the designers, the silver surfer design is a tribute to Jack Kirby (1917-1994), a famous American comic strip artist who created the distinctive look of the comic-book superhero. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.357-1973 |
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| Record created | January 16, 2008 |
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