Richard Larter
Star Type, 1979
Richard Larter’s tapestry Star Type is a vibrant and provocative work that reflects his long engagement with pop culture, celebrity, and social critique. Although often associated with Pop Art, Larter himself resisted such categorisation, often returning to bold colours, intricate patterns, and playful textures—including tiny flecks of glitter thread—to challenge notions of taste and artistic value.
- Artist / Maker
- Richard Larter (1929—2014)
- Creation Date
- 1979
- Place created
- Australia
- Collection
- University Art Collection
- Subjects
- Art and design - textiles - art
- Materials used
- cotton and wool
- Dimensions
(H x W x D) - 94.5 x 216.5 cm
- Credit line
- The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Commissioned by the Resource Centre of the State College of Victoria, Hawthorn, 1979
- Accession number
- 1980.0228.000.000
- Copyright
- © Richard Larter/Copyright Agency, 2025 Request Access