SOCK
1983
Medium
Turquoise ankle socks
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Christopher Horne for Portmans, February 1984
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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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
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Session three: HIV/AIDS Activism, Then and Now
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Session four: Landmark LGBTQ+ Exhibitions in Australia
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Virtual Curator Tour | Goya
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Salon et Lumière | A Telstra Creativity and Innovation Series presentation
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TIWI | Exhibition video tour
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Drop-by Drawing with Juan Ford | An archer
Explore the collection
Footballer
Sidney NOLAN
Hat, jacket and skirt
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer); PETER JAGO, Melbourne
Tea Trees near Cape Schanck, Victoria
Eugene von GUÉRARD
Kandakidj (Antilopine kangaroo)
Curly Bardkadubbu
Circe
Bertram MACKENNAL
Skirt
OBSCURE DESIRES, Australia (fashion house); Lisa FOX (designer); Zandra RHODES (designer)
Dress and skirt
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer)
Mary, Lady Vere
William LARKIN
Zodiacs
PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house); Gavin BROWN (designer)
Cahill Expressway
Jeffrey SMART
Gown
RICHARD TYLER, Los Angeles (fashion house); Richard TYLER (designer)
The pioneer
Frederick McCUBBIN
The young mother
John LONGSTAFF
Hat
MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house); Martin GRANT (designer)
Dress
PRUE ACTON, Melbourne (fashion house); Prue ACTON (designer)
Dress
OBSCURE DESIRES, Australia (fashion house); Lisa FOX (designer); Zandra RHODES (designer)
Toque
DECOR by LINDA PATRICIA, Melbourne (fashion house); Linda P. SUCHESTOW (designer)
Dress
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer)
Dress
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer)
Rockholes and country near Kata Tjuta
Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri
Blind faith
HJ Wedge
Shield
Unknown
Dress
JULIEN MACDONALD, London (fashion house); Julien MacDONALD (designer)
Rainbow gumleaves
BUSH COUTURE, Sydney (fashion house); Linda JACKSON (designer)
Gates of Venice (View of the Venetian lagoon with the Tower of Marghera)
Francesco GUARDI
Hat
WILLIAM BEALE, Melbourne (millinery house); William BEALE (milliner)
Jumpsuit
CARLA ZAMPATTI, Sydney (fashion house); Carla ZAMPATTI (designer)
Bag
MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house); Martin GRANT (designer)
Coat
VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer)
Patchwork print
PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house); Gavin BROWN (designer)