Dying Rose
1975
- Medium
- rayon (crepe), polyester (satin)
- Measurements
- (a) 130.0 cm (centre back) 31.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 58.0 (outer circumference) 25.5 cm (height) 8.5 cm (width) (hat) - Place/s of Execution
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Inscription
- (a) label, centre back, woven black on white polyester: MADE BY / Linda Jackson / SYDNEY
- Accession Number
- 2010.296.a-b
- Department
- Australian Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
© Linda Jackson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
-
In her early collections, Jackson used a selection of vintage fabrics - printed cotton and luxurious silks - to create sundresses, playsuits and evening wear with a nostalgic twist. Dying rose has been created out of vintage sunray crepe, and the accordion pleats reflect the influence of mid-twentieth century design on Jackson’s artistic practice. The asymmetrical dress features a delicate image hand painted by Charlotte Barnes which she painted on fabric that had been pre-cut by Jackson.
- Physical description
- 1940s-style dress made of vintage pale green/beige crepe. Sunray-pleated long skirt, red satin bias binding hem, white crepe one-shoulder bodice decorated with hand painted rose by Charlotte Barnes.