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Towel (Peskir)

Towel (Peskir)

Medium
cotton

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1958

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
(Dalmatia)

Accession Number
33-D5

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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The Picasso Century | Online tour
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Session one: Queer People Archiving Their Histories
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Session two: The Legacy of David McDiarmid
Video
Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
Video
Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
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Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
Video
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TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Video
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