Two Patches: Queer Books and Scissoring Logo Screenprints On Calico

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

A square piece of fabric displays the words "Queer Books" with a paperclip icon above.

A square piece of fabric displays the words "Queer Books" with a paperclip icon above.

Name/Title

Two Patches: Queer Books and Scissoring Logo Screenprints On Calico

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/BELF/002

Tags

Art, Belfast, National Day of Trans Collecting

Description

Queer books screenprint on calico. Scissoring logo screenprint on calico. This object was collected during the Museum of Transology's National Day of Trans Collecting and has been formally acquired by National Museums NI. You can find more about their museum and its collection at: www.nationalmuseumsni.org/

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Artwork

Dimensions

Dimension Description

MOT/2024/NDOTC/BELF/002.1 (Queer books)

Height

28.5 cm

Width

35 cm

Dimension Description

MOT/2024/NDOTC/BELF/002.2 (Scissoring)

Height

23.5 cm

Width

33 cm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

We screen-printed these as prototypes for tote bags, which we would eventually sell from our trans-owned bookshop and community space. This was the first tangible evidence of the shop!