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2009/43/1-5/18 Box of photographic negatives, transparencies and prints, marked '4 x 5 inch negatives, Block Arcade, Janice tents and other shots, Charlotte 5th Avenue, girls at Princes Pier, Eltham shots, some old portraits, 2 girls Southern Cross', colour and black and white photographs, photograp. Click to enlarge.
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Collection of negatives, transparencies & prints photographed by Bruno Benini

Bruno Benini was an Italian-born Melbourne-based Australian fashion photographer. He initially studied science at Melbourne Technical College (now RMIT University) but in the 1950s he changed tack and went on to become a leading Australian fashion photographer. Benini established a lasting creative partnership with New Zealand-born fashion stylist Hazel Benini (nee Craig) after they married in 1962. Together they generated an enormous number of publicity shots promoting local fashion houses …

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2009/43/1-5 Negatives and transparencies, black and white and colour, photographs by Bruno Benini, England, Italy and Australia, 1950-2000
Negatives and transparencies of photographs by Bruno Benini

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Summary

Object No.

2009/43/1-5/18

Object Statement

Box of photographic negatives, transparencies and prints, marked '4 x 5 inch negatives, Block Arcade, Janice tents and other shots, Charlotte 5th Avenue, girls at Princes Pier, Eltham shots, some old portraits, 2 girls Southern Cross', colour and black and white photographs, photographs by Bruno Benini, one by Janice McIllree (Wakely) - the portrait of Hazel and Bruno Benini in tents on South Melbourne beach, some styling and props by Hazel Benini, photographs taken England, Italy, Melbourne and other locations in Victoria, Australia, 1955-1980

Physical Description

Box containing envelopes and glassine sleeves of photographic negatives, transparencies and prints, colour and black and white photographs predominantly by Bruno Benini, and at least one by Janice McIllree (Wakely) - the portrait of Hazel and Bruno Benini in tents on South Melbourne beach, box marked '4 x 5 inch negatives, Block Arcade, Janice tents and other shots, Charlotte 5th Avenue, girls at Princes Pier, Eltham shots, some old portraits, 2 girls Southern Cross', collection includes shots for Arnel, Janice wearing Arnel lurex suit, Jan Stewart at Lido, Eltham, Montsalvat, and model Jill Copner, Charlotte 5th Avenue, Princess Pier, some old portraits, 2 girls Southern Cross, Pammie Duke, includes sleeve of negatives showing model Margaret Hibble in Georges hairdressing salon with short hair and hair band (job number 1536, 16 Dec 1958), hats, coat, Sutex, Helen Homewood, Darryl Lee with Anita Hastings, Hall Ludlow on Helen Homewood Celanese 1 garment, Potter and Moore, Richard Hennessy jewellery (see also 2009/43/1-4/4), Letty Lynton garments, Quinn portrait, bridal, Jill Copner, Janice and elephant statues, Station Pier, Janet Dawson, Southern Cross hotel, Kamil creations, Pauline Kiernan headshots (condition comment: images fading, strong smell), Janice Wakely with tents, Bruno and Hazel's Xmas card, nudes, Janice in Ninette locations Rome and London (Kings Road), Campbells advertisement showing men's hair (1744), new Block Arcade, Janet Dawson in boat called VENUS, and other shots, some styling and props by Hazel Benini, photographs taken England, Italy, Melbourne and other locations in Victoria, Australia, 1955-1980.

(in cream shoe box)

Marks

Yellow post-it note attached to box marked '4 x 5 inch negatives, Block Arcade, Janice tents and other shots, Charlotte 5th Avenue, girls at Princes Pier, Eltham shots, some old portraits, 2 girls Southern Cross'.

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