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Plain Jane, Melbourne (fashion house)
Gavin Brown (designer)
Boys will be boys 1984
screenprinted cotton
151.0 × 110.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2009
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Boys will be boys
1984
Medium
screenprinted cotton
Measurements
151.0 × 110.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2009
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Accession Number
2009.6
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
Fabric length.
Cotton with yellow and black screenprinted design on white ground. Repeat design of cartoon-like male figures, hearts, crosses, spanners, knives and the words “Boys will be boys” and “Plain Jane”.