Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album
2007
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2007
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
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Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album is a 2007 by Mary Quant, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Mary Quant drew a nude for the V&A’s 150th birthday album in 2007. Her page joined 149 others by designers, architects and photographers. The album celebrated what the museum meant to them. She used simple lines to show a body in space. The brief let artists pick any style or words for the page. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
The page contributed to the Victoria and Albert Museum’s 150th anniversary album features a handwritten message on the left and a drawing of a female model on the right. It was created as part of a project inviting 150 artists, designers, and architects to reflect on the museum’s collections and legacy. The submission is one of 60 pages included in the third volume of the three-volume album.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Mary Quant is best known for her bold, playful designs that defined the swinging London look of the 1960s.
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