Junk jacket
1979
Medium
cotton, wood
Measurements
87.0 cm (centre back) 62.0 (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2006
© Katie Pye
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
label, inner neckline, woven in bright blue on white cotton: Katie Pye / Sydney (map of Australia) Australia
Accession Number
2006.437.a-u
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
Physical description
Wrap jacket with batwing sleeves in two-tone, patch-worked, rust and back cotton fabric. Each sleeve is suspended upright in an arc with five pairs of wooden dowels that insert into appliqué ‘sleeves’ sewn to the exterior surface of the fabric. The jacket is fully lined in turquoise and black plaid fabric and features two deep interior pockets.