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2009/43/1-3/8 Photographic print, black and white, portrait of Greg Irvine, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1974. Click to enlarge.

Photograph of Greg Irvine by Bruno Benini

Australian fashion photographer Bruno Benini took many portraits of artists, including performing artists (dancers, singers, musicians), In this stylish portrait of artist Greg Irvine, bruno has captured Irvine gazing out towards the lens of the camera as he poses in front of objects displayed in his own home. He is dressed artistically in a fashionable ethnic kaftan accessorized with bangle, beads and rings. The shot was taken in 1974.

At the time, fashion photographers would often feature …

Summary

Object No.

2009/43/1-3/8

Object Statement

Photographic print, black and white, portrait of Greg Irvine, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1974

Physical Description

Photographic print, black and white, portrait of Greg Irvine, wearing embroidered kaftan and beaded crucifix necklaces, seated in front of ornate birdcage and wall hangings.

Marks

On reverse in pencil 'Artist Greg Irvine / taken in his home 1974 / printed 1974, '112' in circle in upper left.

Dimensions

Height

489 mm

Width

393 mm

Cite this Object

Harvard

Photograph of Greg Irvine by Bruno Benini 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 28 March 2023, <https://ma.as/398839>

Wikipedia

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