Hair Shirt and Cover

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Hair Shirt and Cover

1978

Designed by Jody Pinto (American, born 1942) Workshop of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia (founded 1977)

Jody Pinto created this work in collaboration with the Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia. Conceived as a visual pun on shirts worn by penitents and ascetics typically woven from goat’s hair, it responds to Pinto’s drawings that connect body parts and hair to landscapes.

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Object Details

Titles:

Hair Shirt and Cover

Date:

1978

Artists:

Designed by Jody Pinto (American, born 1942) Workshop of The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia (founded 1977)

Medium:

Shirt: Printed pigskin Cover: Printed synthetic satin

Dimensions:

Shirt: 31 1/2 × 52 inches (80 × 132.1 cm) Cover: 33 5/8 × 28 3/4 inches (85.4 × 73 cm)

Classification:

Costume (including accessories)

Credit Line:

Gift of Acey Wolgin, 2000

Accession Number:

2000-77-4a,b

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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