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Acts of Clothing

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A short guide to the life of this performance, spanning between 1999 and 2009. Farquhar narrates and performs acts of undressing and redressing through personal anecdotes. Includes one printed images. Booklet contained in large folder

Artist / Author Marcia Farquhar
Publisher Leighton Grove Press
ISBN 9780956420305
Reference P2050
Date 2009
Type Publication

Keywords

autobiography clothes Marcia Farquhar memory

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