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Joan Vass
Man's T-Shirt1994

Not on view
White cotton T-shirt laid flat, printed with a two-stanza poem in small black serif type and a small line illustration of a figure in period dress at the lower right
White cotton T-shirt displayed flat, back side showing a black-and-white graphic collage of Victorian-era figures including men being fitted and dressed, with the printed text "DISTRUST ANY ENTERPRISE THAT REQUIRES NEW CLOTHES."
Designer
Joan Vass
United States, 1925-2011
Design House
Joan Vass
United States, New York, New York City, founded mid-1970s
Title
Man's T-Shirt
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1994
Medium
Cotton knit (jersey), printed
Dimensions
Center back length: 32 in. (81.28 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Doris Raymond
Accession Number
M.2014.130.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles