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The song of the skirt

THE WOMEN'S DOMESTIC NEEDLEWORK GROUP, Sydney
The song of the skirt
 1979
poster 2 from The Women's Domestic Needlework Group series 1979

Medium
colour photo-stencil screenprint

Measurements
49.3 × 77.1 cm (image) 51.0 × 78.8 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Michell Endowment, 1980

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
printed in brown ink (in image) l.c.: Poster Two in a series of ten posters designed / and printed by the Womens Domestic Needle- / work Group, Sydney 1979. Assisted by the / Crafts Board, Australia Council

Accession Number
DC16.2-1980

Physical description
Poster 2 in a series of 10 posters.

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