I know this is really OT, but I'm hoping that somebody out there in Stonesland with a great photo archive can help us:

My friend is a curator at the Museum at FIT, and this year they were gifted with a t-shirt that the donor claims was worn by John Lennon and later spattered with bleach by Sean Ono Lennon. She and I have both done reverse image searches and looked at lots of photos of John trying to figure out if there could be any truth to this provenance, but so far we've come up empty.

Have you seen this shirt before? And if so, was John Lennon wearing it? Thanks!

"Nice bit of silk, Em."

I can’t bring any musical or historical expertise to bear, but my experience with laundry would suggest that the amount of bleach required to achieve that look would have left the shirt in, um, tatters.

Sean is known for not wanting to interview much re his Dad,
but I would bet a well worded post on his FB or Twitter might elicit a response..
Perhaps already tried, but if not worth a shot.

I seriously doubt that was one of John's shirts.
Seems too new and not his style, although I would wear it!
Your best bet is to contact Bob Gruen:

[www.bobgruen.com]

Thank you all for your suggestions / input (and laundry tips)! We really don't want to bother Sean about his dad, but I'll see what FIT thinks about contacting Bob Gruen.

"Nice bit of silk, Em."