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A woman's work is never done + I feel like when my father used to dry my hair

A woman's work is never done + I feel like when my father used to dry my hair
 (1992)

Medium
oil on velvet, ribbons, false horse tail and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
© Courtesy of the artist
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on velvet, ribbons, false horse tail and synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Measurements
(a-c) 152.3 × 139.4 cm irreg. (installed)
Accession Number
1999.5.a-c
Department
Contemporary Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1999
© Courtesy of the artist
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Biographical Human Figures Law, Civics and Protest
Subjects (specific)
domesticity feminism identity memory (psychological concept) personal narratives sex role sexuality

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Exhibition
Shut up and paint
Essay
Precocious style: the Fashion Design Council, 1983–93

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