2010.30.4

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BFD_07 Left to right 2010.30.4 and 2010.30.5 (pins case), 2016.82.9 (overalls), 2016.82.2 (top left shirt), 2016.83.3 (top right shirt), 90.56.12 (bottom left shirt), 2016.71.1 (bottom right shirt), 2016.70.1 (pink ensemble), 2016.83.2 (ensemble)

BFD_35 Left to right 90.98.81 and 90.98.83 (top and jumpsuit), 2013.87.1 (jacket), 2016.112.1 (hat), 2015.89.2 (jacket), 2015.89.3 (jeans), 2016.83.1 (ensemble), 2016.95.1 (pink ensemble), 2016.64.1 (ensemble), 2016.16.1 (vest ensemble), 2010.30.4 and 2010.30.5 (pins case), 2016.82.9 (overalls), 2016.82.2 (top left shirt), 2016.83.3 (top right shirt), 90.56.12 (bottom left shirt), 2016.71.1 (bottom right shirt), 2016.70.1 (pink ensemble), 2016.83.2 (ensemble)

Object: Pin

Designer: Patrick Kelly (1954 - 1990)

Date: 1987-1990

Medium: Plastic

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Gloria Steinem

Object number: 2010.30.4

DescriptionPlastic black baby doll pin with articulated arms and legs on elastic cord; Patrick Kelly's trademark pin, gave out at fashion shows and an estimated additional 800 - 1,000 a month to people he met see notes

Label Text:Patrick Kelly gave black baby brooches to friends and as fashion show favors. His partner, Bjorn Amelan believes that Kelly’s use of controversial imagery stemmed from racism he experienced while growing up. “Rather than cower and try to repress that, [Kelly found] the most effective way to deal with it was to appropriate and send back that image in an empowered way.”

In Collection(s)

Accessories
1980s

Exhibitions:

Black Fashion Designers