Selected acquisitions for 2009

A selection of objects acquired in 2009

The Powerhouse Museum has acquired the following catalogued objects during the year of 2009 . More information on each object may be found in their object record, accessible by clicking on their image. Please be aware that not all of these objects are currently on public display in the Museum.


Photograph of male nude, model Tony PapasergiPhotograph of Surplus store, Elizabeth Street, MelbournePhotograph of model Liz Scarborough wearing Le Louvre coatPhotograph of Mirka MoraPhotograph of model Jan LewisPhotograph of portrait of dancer Antonio Rodrigues
Photograph of model Julie Wilkinson wears Fiorucci jeansPhotograph of model Di Sweeney [Castion?], client Bottega BoutiquePhotograph of model wearing large Fiorucchi batwing sweater and her own [Charles Jordan] shoesPhotograph of model Yvonne Goederman, client Laura AshleyPhotograph of model Robin McBeth, client HoleproofPhotograph of model Yvonne Goederman, client Italian Imports
Photograph of model Julie Wilkinson wears a one shouldered Ninette dressPhotograph of 3 models wearing flared Fiorucci jeans with jackets, client Sillitto - The Italian TouchPhotograph of models Graeme Jones, Robyn Fong and Lucinda Wills, client Concept for GalaPhotograph of model Jenny McKenzie, client Emma for GalaPhotograph of Japanese model Ritsuko Kai wearing her own Hanae Mori dressPhotograph of model Marg Hanna, client Norma Tullo
Jan Stewart at the LidoPhotograph of model Maggi Eckhardt seated on antique chair wearing a white Ninette dressPhotograph of model Maggi Eckhardt wears Ninette skirt and blousePhotograph of model Sandra McGregor, client SportsgirlPhotograph of model Di Young wearing short voile Park Lane dress for SportsgirlPhotograph of model Jan Stewart wearing Mondrian inspired Simona dress minidress for Sportsgirl
Photograph of model Joan Green, client Stephen GlassPhotograph of model Ann[e?] Hamilton wearing Simona dress for SportsgirlPhotograph of model Gillian Dickson in grey flannel suit with 4 cut outs of model Eric Hoek, client SportsgirlPhotograph of model Rosemary Naughton, client Ban-lonPhotograph of model Ushi Huber, client Sharene CreationsPhotograph of unknown model, client Sharene Creations
Photograph of Janice Wakely wearing grey flannel Jeff Bade suitPhotograph of model Leah McCartney wearing the tweed woollen Bythway Gown of the YearPhotograph of models Vida Elekna, Lynn Richmond, Terry Taylor and Gay Vardi, client Hicks AtkinsonPhotograph of model Gillian Montgomery, client Arnel fabricsJanice Wakely in Cole of California swimsuitPhotograph of models Helen Homewood and Arthur Leydin
Photograph of model Helen Homewood wearing a woollen coat for Australian Wool Board promotionPhotograph of model Maggie Tabberer wearing Phillipa Gowns black cocktail dressPhotograph of model Leah McCartney wearing Sutex swimsuitPhotograph of model Francine Brown wearing Sutex swimsuitPhotograph of model Bambi Shmith wearing a Hall Ludlow suitPhotograph, 'HOT SOUP', portrait of Janet Dawson
Photograph of model Helen Homewood, client Hall LudlowPhotograph of model Helen Homewood, client Potter and MoorePhotograph of model Helen Homewood wearing Phillipa Gowns dressPhotograph of model Gretta Miers wearing La Petite of Collins Street, Melbourne ballerina length full skirtPhotograph of model Diane Masters wearing a Hall Ludlow black suit with pill box hatPhotograph of model Catherine Patchell (nee Perkins) wearing Henry Haskin Gown of the Year
Photograph of model Pauline Kiernan wearing a Theo Haskin evening gownSoft toy, Puggle in a bagBadges and matchbook used by Victor Li and Richard WeissArab-Khamseh 'Chicken' carpetEight placemats from KiribatiTwo ceremonial swords from Kiribati
Two fans from KiribatiTwo hats from KiribatiShell collar from KiribatiHeadband from KiribatiChest band from KiribatiGrass skirt from Kiribati
Sharp GF-777Z boomboxOutfit comprising top and skirt by GaultierT-shirt 'Stay Alive In 85'Woman's yellow chyrpy (robe), Tekke TurkmenPoster, rock music, Mabo Mambo, Indigenous bands, Enmore TheatrePoster, rock music, The Cruel Sea 'I Feel' single poster
Poster, rock music, Jimmy Barnes 'Soul Deep' album posterPoster, rock music, Jimmy Barnes 'Sweat It Out Tour'Poster, rock music, Perkins Walker Owen 'Sad but True'Poster, rock music, Deniz Tek - 'V Outside 1994 Tour'Poster, rock music, Ross RyanPoster, rock music, Jimmy Barnes 'Soul Deep' album poster
Poster, rock music, Shane Howard - If The Well Runs DryPoster, rock music, The Trilobites - American TVPoster, rock music, Jimmy Barnes, Parramatta LeaguesPoster, rock music, Chisel Barnes show, Last StandPoster, rock music, Tall DwarfsPoster, rock music, Lubricated Goat
Poster, rock music, Peter Blakeley, Enmore Theatre, Friday 17 AugustPoster, rock music, Chad's Tree, Widdershins, Friday 24 March 1989Design archive, John Andrews/John Andrews InternationalPoster, rock music, Radiators, Chisel Barnes Show, Samantha'sPoster, rock music, No Fixed Address, Phoenician Club, Sunday Jan 27Poster, rock music, Jimmy Barnes 'Barnestormers'
Poster, rock band, Wrong Kind of Stone AgePoster, rock band, Split Enz LP insertShepard Fairy's Obama Inauguration posterBarbie and the Rockers doll's playsetBarbie and Ken dolls, Barbie and the RockersBatik shirt worn by the Hon Paul Keating, APEC
Dies for making bread and milk checks (tokens), SydneyBread and milk checks (tokens), SydneyBread and milk checks (tokens), SydneyEmbroidered suzani from UzbekistanReport, 'Frigate Bird' survey flightGroom novelty doll
Bride novelty dollSculpture of a griffin made by Wunderlich LimitedSilk scarf 'Achievement', Barack Obama series by Mirka Rozmus, AustraliaArmchair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld and made in AmsterdamDoll's houseGittoes Yellow House collection
Galileo's telescope (reproduction)Gene Sherman's notebook of her Japanese fashion collectionCowboy dress upsCowgirl dress upsShearer's bicycleMonkey circus postcard, Taronga Park Zoo
Albion 'NXT' cricket helmetCoin toll collecting apparatus used on the Sydney Harbour BridgeMuriel Cornish hand-painted porcelain teacup, saucer and sideplate'Bizarre' nasturtium platter by Clarice Cliff, EnglandClarice Cliff 'Cruiseware' cup and saucer, EnglandClarice Cliff 'Biarritz' dinner set, England
'Sunray' plate, 'Bizarre' range, by Clarice Cliff for Newport Pottery, England'Moonflower' vase, 'Fantasque' range, by Clarice Cliff, EnglandPark drag coachCandlestick designed by Clarice Cliff, EnglandOriginal 'Bizarre' plate by Clarice Cliff, EnglandAustralian designed and manufactured Byer magnetic tape recording machines
Dobule bass bow made by Lennox HoltBoomerang accordian made by J Albert & SonGraphic designs for the Sydney Dance Company by Frost DesignGraphic designs for the Sydney Dance Company by Frost DesignGraphic designs for the Sydney Dance Company by Frost DesignCollection of numismatic material
Dies for making bread and milk checks (tokens), SydneySelection of tools, instruments and spare parts associated with John Barton's bench latheBench lathe and boxShoes by Stephane KélianSandals by Issey Miyake and Stephane KélianSandals Yohji Yamamoto for Adidas
Tote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira IsogawaTextile item by Ahn Pil Yun
Coat by Yohji YamamotoDress by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoJacket by Yohji YamamotoCoat by Yohji Yamamoto
Skirt by Yohji YamamotoDress by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoDress by Yohji YamamotoSleeves by Comme des Garçons
Skirt by Yohji YamamotoBlouse by Yohji YamamotoBamboo undergarment made in Southern ChinaSkirt by Junya Watanbe for Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Alaia
Skirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsTrousers by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des Garçons
Dress by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Issey MiyakeCoat by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey Miyake
Coat by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeDress designed by Yasumasa Morimura for Pleats Please Issey MiyakeSkirt by Com ces GarconsCoat by Issey Miyake
Dress by Issey MiyakeCoat by Issey MiyakeJacket by Issey MiyakeJacket by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey Miyake
Dress by Issey MiyakeCoat by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeJacket with hood by Issey MiyakeHand bag by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey Miyake
Skirt by Issey MiyakeSlacks by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeApron by Issey MiyakeAudio recording and production equipment used by the ABC from late 1940s to early 1960s.Collection of numismatic material
Violin bow made by Rainer BeilharzDouble bass bow made by Archibald HillBass bow made by Robert ProctorViolin bow made by Lennox HoltViolin bowShoes designed by Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garcons
Graphic designs for the Sydney Dance Company by Frost DesignBruno Benini photography archiveBruno Benini photography archive





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