Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George Drew, 1988
Catalogue
- Year
- 1974
- Medium
- Skin, metal
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Katharine Hamnett
Artist
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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Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara)
1647 · ivory
Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda
1600 · Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk
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1500 · Lead-glazed earthenware
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
Vajrapani Embroidered Mount with Garuda
1279 · Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on silk
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- Katharine Hamnett
- Year
- 1974
- Medium
- Skin, metal
- Watts ID
- WW-1974-152535
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
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- verified