Object Timeline

1984

  • Work on this object began.

2019

2020

2022

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

T-shirt

This is a T-shirt. It was designed by Lynn Hershman and made for WilliWear Productions.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Christo as part of Willi Smith: Street Couture.

It is dated 1984 and we acquired it in 2022. Its medium is screenprint on cotton. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation. It is credited Gift of Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation.

Its dimensions are

H x W: Approx. 76.2 × 50.8 cm (30 × 20 in.)

Cite this object as

T-shirt; Designed by Lynn Hershman (American, b. 1941); Made for WilliWear Productions; screenprint on cotton; H x W: Approx. 76.2 × 50.8 cm (30 × 20 in.); Gift of Christo and Jeanne-Claude Foundation; 2022-39-9

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Willi Smith: Street Couture.

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