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The Dress '80s

By Pen Dalton 1980 - 1985
limited edition domestically screen printed on hand made paper. Produced early 1980s. Text from women's magazines, and academic sources [cited on print] Photographic image taken from cigarette advertising. the wedding dress as fetish object that conceals sexuality.
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falling, c 1971

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Sunset Over Essex, 2013

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