Man quilt (Cruising)
1978
Medium
leather, vinyl, cotton, metal chain, paper, aluminium poles, rubber stoppers
Measurements
(a-c) 145.8 × 120.0 × 2.7 cm (overall) (installed)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift from the Estate of David McDiarmid, 2000
© David McDiarmid/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
(a) inscribed in white paint l.r.: David . McDiarmid '78
Accession Number
2002.362.a-c
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
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