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2009/43/1-3/5 Photographic print, black and white, of imported Italian shoes for opening of Raymond Castles shoe store, Melbourne 1973, art direction by Hazel Benini, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973. Click to enlarge.

Photograph of imported Italian shoes by Bruni Benini

Photographed
Photographic print, black and white, of imported Italian shoes for opening of Raymond Castles shoe store, Melbourne 1973, art direction by Hazel Benini, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973

Heeled platform sandals, balls and tinsel in background (Christmas decorations)

Summary

Object No.

2009/43/1-3/5

Object Statement

Photographic print, black and white, of imported Italian shoes for opening of Raymond Castles shoe store, Melbourne 1973, art direction by Hazel Benini, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973

Physical Description

Photographic print, black and white, of imported Italian shoes for opening of Raymond Castles shoe store, Melbourne 1973, art direction by Hazel Benini, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1973

Heeled platform sandals, balls and tinsel in background (Christmas decorations)

Dimensions

Height

504 mm

Width

406 mm

Production

Notes

Reprinted 1997 on pearl resin coated multigrade 4 deluxe paper

History

Notes

This object is part of the Bruno Benini photography archive which was acquired by the Powerhouse Museum with the assistance of the Australian Government's National Cultural Heritage Account in 2009.

Bruno Benini was born in Massa Marittima, Italy in 1925, arrived in Australia in 1935, and died in Melbourne in 2001
Hazel Benini nee Craig was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1930, arrived in Melbourne in 1958, and died in Melbourne in 2021

Cite this Object

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Photograph of imported Italian shoes by Bruni Benini 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 5 June 2023, <https://ma.as/398836>

Wikipedia

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