Vajrapani and Garuda

1340·Painting: gum tempera, gold, and silver on silk; lateral borders: silk damask with needleloop embroidery; top and bottom panels: embroidered silk, lead, and silver paper; curtain: silk tabby; dowels: wood, rawhide, and leather·Overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Catalogue

Year: 1340
Medium: Painting: gum tempera, gold, and silver on silk; lateral borders: silk damask with needleloop embroidery; top and bottom panels: embroidered silk, lead, and silver paper; curtain: silk tabby; dowels: wood, rawhide, and leather
Dimensions: Overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Katharine Hamnett

Artist

Katharine Hamnett

Fashion Design

Katharine Hamnett is a British fashion designer and activist born in 1947. Known for large-scale screen-printed slogans on oversized garments, her work emerged in the 1980s as a direct fusion of wearable art and political messaging. Her designs often feature bold typographic statements addressing social and environmental issues, transforming the body into a platform for public discourse. Hamnett's approach redefined the relationship between fashion, protest, and personal identity during the postwar period.

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