Blinky hand-knitted wool jumper with koala and wattle motifs
Jenny Kee · 1977
Australia
Jenny Kee
- Pictorial knitwear
- Opal-inspired color
- Australian nature motifs
Jenny Kee developed an exuberant fashion vocabulary from Australian flora, fauna and landscape. Her Sydney boutique Flamingo Park, opened in 1973, became the setting for a formative collaboration with Linda Jackson.
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Blinky
1977 · Flamingo Park; NGV collection
A documented Jenny Kee design for Flamingo Park, knitted by Jan Ayres, held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Sweater dress
c. 1978 · Flamingo Park; NGV collection
A documented Jenny Kee design for Flamingo Park, knitted by Jan Ayres, held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Snake goddess
1980 · Flamingo Park; NGV collection
A documented Jenny Kee design for Flamingo Park, knitted by Jan Ayres, held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Wattle dress and hat
1978 · Flamingo Park; NGV collection
A documented Jenny Kee design for Flamingo Park, held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Big fish dress and hat
1979 · Flamingo Park; NGV collection
A documented Jenny Kee design for Flamingo Park, held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
National Gallery of Victoria, MelbourneCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
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About Jenny Kee
Vivid knits, koala imagery and opal-inspired patterns helped establish clothing as a vehicle for a distinctly Australian artistic identity.