Manufacture: The work was completed in 1987

"Bridal Costume" was completed in December 1987 as part of an international sculpture festival held on the NSW Central Coast. The festival, partly sponsored by the Bicentennial authority, attracted wide publicity, much of it centred on this object.

Sculpture, 'Bridal Costume for an FJ Holden, discarded', fibreglass/steel, Margaret Dodd, NSW, Australia, 1987

Car sized sculpture cast from an FJ Holden. Modelled in fibreglass over a steel frame, painted white. Features flowers and bridal veil, made from chicken wire, on the roof and boot. There is a large gash torn in the side to symbolise an escaping bride.

A small sculpture in the shape of a winged sphinx is used as a hood ornament. The car door handle is in the shape of a human hand on the left side of the object.

Designed: Dodd, Margaret;

Made: Dodd, Margaret; Australia; 1987

initialled and dated inside " MD / 87"
paper cut out adhered to inside body [information printed onto cut out relates to dictionary meaning for the word Sphinx]

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1800 mm

1650 mm