Song of the Shirt
Print
Song of the Shirt
1967
Offset lithographs
Image: 10 5/8 × 8 5/8 in. (27 × 21.9 cm)
Mount: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)
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Inscriptions Printed on recto in red ink OA: [replica medical form]
Print on recto in black ink TL: I HAD LEARNED MANY ENGLISH WORDS AND COULD RECITE \ PART OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. I KNEW HOW TO SLEEP \ IN A BED, PRAY TO JESUS, COMB MY HAIR, EAT WITH A KNIFE \ AND FORK, AND USE A TOILET. I HAD LEARNED THAT \ THE WORLD IS ROUND INSTEAD OF FLAT, THAT IT IS \ INDECENT TO GO NAKED IN THE PRESENCE OF GIRLS. \ I HAD ALSO LEARNED THAT A PERSON THINKS WITH HIS \ HEAD INSTEAD OF HIS HEART. \ WWEEEELLLLL..... \ AND IT'S \ hI! FOR LITTLE DICKIE AND RED VEST \ FROM JEAN AND MARGIE. \ hI! FOR RONNIE AND STEVE \ FROM CARYL AND JUMBO. \ HI! TO THE ROWLEY STREET GANG \ FROM PENNIE AND FRIENDS!
Inscribed on mount verso in pencil TRC: g.m \ 28.
Print on recto in black ink TL: I HAD LEARNED MANY ENGLISH WORDS AND COULD RECITE \ PART OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. I KNEW HOW TO SLEEP \ IN A BED, PRAY TO JESUS, COMB MY HAIR, EAT WITH A KNIFE \ AND FORK, AND USE A TOILET. I HAD LEARNED THAT \ THE WORLD IS ROUND INSTEAD OF FLAT, THAT IT IS \ INDECENT TO GO NAKED IN THE PRESENCE OF GIRLS. \ I HAD ALSO LEARNED THAT A PERSON THINKS WITH HIS \ HEAD INSTEAD OF HIS HEART. \ WWEEEELLLLL..... \ AND IT'S \ hI! FOR LITTLE DICKIE AND RED VEST \ FROM JEAN AND MARGIE. \ hI! FOR RONNIE AND STEVE \ FROM CARYL AND JUMBO. \ HI! TO THE ROWLEY STREET GANG \ FROM PENNIE AND FRIENDS!
Inscribed on mount verso in pencil TRC: g.m \ 28.
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