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.

If Bruno Benini particularly liked a shot he'd taken, he would make a print or as Hazel Benini recalled, 'create a blow-up and then put it up on his studio wall'. The walls of the studio foyer were covered with these, mostly 20 x 24 inch, prints. Some of the prints were damaged over the years and thrown out, however many remain, with corner pin holes intact. This is one of those prints.

The Benini archive contains photographs showing how the Benini's displayed these prints in the foyer of the studio.

One of a series published in the Sunday Observer, 7 February 1971, 'EVERYBODY'S DOING IT...', directed by Helen Homewood, photographed by Bruno Benini. Smoking accessories available at Alexander's. Double page spread promoting smoking accessories.

Photographic print, commercial, black and white, mounted on card, photographs for editorial about Smoking accessories for the Sunday Observer newspaper, models Antonio Rodrigues and Marg Hanna with Glomesh cigarette case, photograph by Bruno Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1971
On reverse, upper centre, written in pencil 'PHOTOGRAPH FOR SUNDAY OBSERVER / ARTICLE ON SMOKING ACCESSORIES 1971 / MODELS - TOP - ANTONIO RODGEGUS / BELOW - MARG HANNA / PRINTED 1971', upper centre, stamped 'BRUNO BENINI / PHOTOGRAPHER / 6 McKILLOP ST. / MELBOURNE TEL 672633', upper left in pencil '51' in circle.

Photographed: Benini, Bruno; Melbourne, Victoria; 1971

2009/43/1-2/50

1971

600 mm

496 mm

3 mm