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95.82.6

95.82.6

Object: Dress
Designer: (born 1957)
Date: 1995
Medium: Multicolor nylon
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Vivienne Tam
Object number: 95.82.6
DescriptionFull length T-shirt dress in nylon mesh knit, with multiple multicolor photo prints of Mao in overall checkerboard pattern
Label Text:Vivienne Tam collaborated with the Chinese artist Zhang, Hong Tu, who created a series of comical images of Mao, to develop her Mao collection. Tam's goal was to present Mao's human side in contrast with the seriousness with which Mao has been traditionally represented. In this piece, all of the images of Mao: "Owl Mao," "Mao So Young," "Psycho Mao," "Holy Mao," and "Miss Mao" are represented.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
  • 50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
  • China Chic: East Meets West
  • Fashion & Politics
  • Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT
  • Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties