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Heliconia girl

ROMANCE WAS BORN, Sydney (fashion house), Anna PLUNKETT (designer), Luke SALES (designer)
Heliconia girl
 2015 {spring 2015}

Medium
screenprinted silk, metal (fastening)

Measurements
(a)106.0 cm (centre back) 25.0 cm (sleeve length) (dress)
(b) 177.0 × 47.0 cm (headscarf)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artists through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
label, left back, woven in multicoloured thread on black synthetic fabric: romance Was Born

Accession Number
2018.1151.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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