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.


Painting from George and Joyce Gittoes Yellow House Puppet Theatre collectionPainting from George and Joyce Gittoes Yellow House Puppet Theatre collectionPainting from George and Joyce Gittoes Yellow House Puppet Theatre collection
Design archive, John Andrews/John Andrews InternationalDesign archive, John Andrews/John Andrews InternationalDesign archive, John Andrews/John Andrews InternationalDesign archive, John Andrews/John Andrews International
Double sided monster puppet by George GittoesDouble sided 'Artist's wife' Joy Hester/Albert Tucker puppet by George Gittoes
Angel puppet by George GittoesDouble sided Medea puppet by George GittoesDouble sided Andromeda puppet by George GittoesDouble sided Medusa puppet by George GittoesDragon puppet by George GittoesAngel puppet by George Gittoes
Oedipus puppet by George GittoesJason puppet by George GittoesDouble sided 'Artists' Wives' puppet by George GittoesSideplate painted by Muriel Cornish
tea cup and saucer painted by Muriel Cornish
Porcelain hand-painted by Ethel M Warburton
Porcelain hand-painted by Ethel M WarburtonPorcelain plate hand-painted by Ethel WarburtonPorcelain plate hand-painted by Ethel WarburtonMagazine, Today's PeoplePoster, Bruno Benini PhotographerPhotograph of Bruno and Hazel Benini with photographic blow ups
Transparency of Bruno and Hazel Benini in studioPhotograph of Bruno Benini on beach photographing model Georgia Gold's legsPhotograph of Bruno BeniniPhotograph of Bruno and Hazel Benini on their wedding dayMelbourne Camera Club International Exhibition silver plaque award to Bruno BeniniDiary / job book of Bruno Benini
Drinks trolley by George Freedman, SydneyCollection of Goth magazines 1994-1999
Bird puppet by George GittoesBookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by James Willebrandt.Bookplate, Ex Libris Barbara Corrigan, image by Brett Whiteley.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Brett Whiteley.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Brett Whiteley.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Brett Whiteley.
Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by David Van Nunen.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by David Van Nunen.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Blake Twigden.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Blake Twigden.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Lloyd Rees.Bookplate, Ex Libris Barbara Corrigan, image by David Preston.
Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by David Preston.Bookplate, Ex Libris Barbara Corrigan, image by Pixie O'Harris.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Pixie O'Harris.Bookplate, Ex Libris David Corrigan, image by Pixie O'Harris.Bookplate, Ex Libris Ryan Corrigan, image by Pixie O'Harris.Bookplate, Joel Corrigan His Book, image by Pixie O'Harris.
Bookplate, Ex Libris Kylie Corrigan, image by Pixie O'Harris.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Alun Leach-Jones.Bookplate, Ex Libris Barbara Corrigan, image by Peter Kingston.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Peter HickeyBookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Alan GambleBookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Joel Elenberg
Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Brian Dunlop, image on white coloured paper.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Brian Dunlop, image on buff coloured paper.2 bookplates, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Brian Dunlop.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by John Coburn.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, The Lindsay Collection, image by Peter Chapman.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Peter Chapman.
Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Peter Chapman.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Rubery Bennett.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Earle Backen.Bookplate, Ex Libris Pat Corrigan, image by Earle Backen.
Portrait of Jackie Holme by Bruno Benini
Portrait Antonio Rodriques and Justine Silver by Bruno Benini
Ballet portrait of Massine by Bruno Benini
Portrait by Bruno BeniniPortrait by Bruno Benini
Ninette fashion photograph by Bruno BeniniMaggi Eckardt models outfit by Ninette of MelbourneSwimsuits shot for Hilton shops by Bruno Benini
Publicity shot by Bruno Benini
Trousers in Action fanzine issue 4Press clippings on Sydney punksLeather jacket, punkT-shirt, 'Vice Squad' punkPosters of Sydney punk bands and eventsPress clipping on Sydney punks
Two mens punk outfitsB-side fanzine Greatest Hits issueB-side fanzine issue 20 1/2B-side fanzine issue 20 1/2B-side fanzine issue 24B-side fanzine issue 23
B-side fanzine issue 21Trousers in Action fanzine issue 13Trousers in Action fanzine issue 11Trousers in Action fanzine issue 10Trousers in Action fanzine issue 9Trousers in Action fanzine issue 8
Trousers in Action fanzine issue 7Trousers in Action fanzine issue 5B-side fanzine issue 20B-side fanzine issue 17/18
Smiley face badgeSmiley face badgeNeckpiece 'Advance 7' by Linda HughesCardboard coffin
Box by Enoch Taylor & CoGauge used by Enoch Taylor & CoMens Oxford shoes with lasts by Enoch Taylor & CoMens shearing boots by Enoch Taylor & Co
Mens boot by Enoch Taylor & CoMens Oxford shoe by Enoch Taylor & CoMens Oxford shoe by Enoch Taylor & CoGirls shoe by Enoch Taylor & CoWomens shoe by Enoch Taylor & CoTwo shoes by Enoch Taylor & Co
Enoch Taylor & Co. shoemaking archivePhoto by Bruno Benini of 1980s active leisure wear by Red Robin
Photograph by Bruno Benini
Portrait of Lillian Wightman by Bruno Benini
Photograph of male nude, model Tony PapasergiPhotograph of Surplus store, Elizabeth Street, MelbournePhotograph of model Liz Scarborough wearing Le Louvre coat
Photograph of Mirka MoraPhotograph of model Jan LewisPhotograph of portrait of dancer Antonio RodriguesLori Craig wear Fiorucci, photograph by Bruno Benini
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 wearing Laura AshleyPhotograph of model Robin McBeth in fashion by 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 by Bruno Benini of 'Concept' by 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 Vardis, client Hicks AtkinsonPhotograph of model Gillian Montgomery, client Arnel fabricsJanice Wakely in Cole of California swimsuitPhotograph of model Margo McKendry with two dogs
Photograph of models Helen Homewood and Arthur LeydinPhotograph 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 suit
Photograph, 'HOT SOUP', portrait of Janet DawsonPhotograph 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 hat
Photograph of model Catherine Patchell (nee Perkins) wearing Henry Haskin Gown of the YearPhotograph of model Pauline Kiernan wearing a Theo Haskin evening gownCollection of Bruno Benini negatives and transparenciesBox containing colour transparencies of flowers by Bruno Benini
Bruno Benini'sBruno and Hazel Benini biographical material
6 scrapbooks owned by Bruno and Hazel BeniniBruno Benini's contact and proof printsUnmounted photographic prints by Bruno BeniniCollection of mounted vintage photographs by Bruno Benini and Norman IkinPhotographs displayed at 'Bruno Benini: fashion images 1956-1976' exhibition at RMIT
Blood gas and electrolyte analysis machineReiby Hall gospel wagon'Lapel' chair by Stuart McFarlaneSoft toy, Puggle in a bagPhotographs, window displays from Farmers department store'Weblight' light shade by DesignByThem
'Taniko Light' light shades by David TrubridgeWambamboo Side tableGothic bootsCorset/bloomer combinationGothic dressMounted glass plate negatives (110) China
Three purses by Apple and BeeLemon fanzine issue 2Oh Deadset fanzine issue 1Fanzines, 'Trousers in Action'Fanzines, 'B-Side'Gothic dress
'Yes we did' stickerPhotograph album Sydney Terminal Elevator Glebe Island.Telecom Walkabout mobile phoneArchive of material relating to the Sydney Mod scene in the 1980sAustralian Window Glass/Pilkington ACI/ Viridian (archive)Archive of material relating to dance parties, nightclubs, film festivals, concerts, and film screenings
Badges and matchbook used by Victor Li and Richard WeissArchive of material relating to Sweatbox dance partiesNightclub membership badgesArchive of material relating to Sweatbox and other parties and nightclubs in the 1980sArab-Khamseh 'Chicken' carpetEight cowrie shell placemats from Kiribati
Two ceremonial swords from KiribatiTwo fans from KiribatiTwo hats from KiribatiShell collar from KiribatiHeadband from KiribatiChest band from Kiribati
Grass skirt from KiribatiGold record, Midnight Oil 'Diesel and Dust'Hand-painted porcelain by Ethel WarburtonSharp GF-777Z boomboxTurkmen Beshir carpet from Central AsiaOutfit comprising top and skirt by Gaultier
T-shirt 'Stay Alive In 85'Letters related to workplace suggestionsWoman's yellow chyrpy (robe), Tekke TurkmenPoster, rock music, Mabo Mambo, Indigenous bands, Enmore TheatrePoster, rock music, The Cruel Sea 'I Feel' single posterPoster, rock music, Jimmy Barnes 'Soul Deep' album poster
Poster, 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'Australian Window Glass/Pilkington ACI/Viridian glass samplesPoster, 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 of John AndrewsPoster, 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 insert'Hope' badge used during Barack Obama Presidential Election Campaign and victoryMullard Radio measuring bridge
Shepard Fairy's Obama Inauguration posterRushcutters bay Cable Tram Winding House during constructionGarbage body on Chevrolet truck for Municipality of PetershamPadded wooden benchClyde Works Brass Band2-8-0 Steam locomotive number 1383 for NSW Government Railways
Hydraulic accumulator used to power hydraulic boiler shop equipmentIron wheeled roller bearing factory trolleyLarge cylindrical vessel on A. Pittman 'Albion' articulated truck in works yardTravelling agricultural craneSenior Clyde StaffScene inside Rushcutters bay cable tram winding house showing drive shafts and hubs in position,
Medium Cornish boiler2-cylinder single drum, geared, reversing steam winchTractor drawn scarifierLiving van to accommodate travelling agricultural workers such as chaff cutting crewMine smelting works thought to be Cobar mineEnamelled cast iron bath tub
Clyde Factory TowerClyde H-100 four pole horse worksEnamelled cast iron basinsClyde first aid roomClyde steel-wheeled general purpose farm wagon in works yardClyde Engineering workers donate to the HMAS Sydney fund 1941
Locomotive fire-tube boiler in boiler shopLarge shaft assembly in Machine Shop, 1930-1940Clyde Works Bedford delivery truckSmelter Components presumably for Mount Lyle mining companyOne unit of a fifty head stamping batteryBoiler for Parramatta Gaol on horse-drawn float
Large Cornish internally fired boiler in works yardComponents for a copper smelter5 head belt-driven stamping batteryDecorative iron gates at state meat works.Iron Foundry, Clyde Works 1940Extensions to Iron Foundry at Clyde Works
Paravanes on Clyde truck'Jennings' gravel pumpTraverser in works yard showing steel column on works trolleyScene in works drop forging shopOverhead crane runway sowing steel stock,Traverser in works yard
Clyde windmill partly assembled ready for erection in works yardNear-side view of two cylinder engineHydraulic four-post baling presses inside Clyde boiler shopClyde collapsible boats moored in duck river 1940-1945Clyde office staff outside works officeClyde workforce assembled in yard outside timber office
Clyde windmill tower with Duck River in backgroundGrubbing ploughLarge meat desiccatorCoal container in yardBoiler for Krauss Steam Locomotive in worksClyde two-pole horse works
Horse-drawn spring-tine Clyde Engineering cultivatorClyde Works Tennis Courts. 1920-1930Rushcutters Bay Cable Tram Winding HouseHudson Brother Stand at the Royal Agricultural Society show ground at Moore ParkPhotograph of a Clyde Engineering bushfire fighting cart, 1910-1920Hudson Brothers' rabbit poison cart, 1883-1898
15-head geared stamping-batteryWorks Building on Duck RiverClyde single horse works with drive shaft'Bedford' delivery truckPhotograph of a Clyde Engineering hay wagonLarge English Electric Motor or Dynamo
Travelling Chaff-cutter with screw baggersCorn Sheller Hand OperatorClyde Works yard gate houseThree conjoined padded seatsFiretube boilers at Rushcutters Bay 'Cable Tramway Winding HouseBarbie and the Rockers doll's playset
Barbie and Ken dolls, Barbie and the RockersBatik shirt worn by the Hon Paul Keating, APEC'Calstan' multimeter'Palec' vacuum tube multimeterWindsor transistor radioDies for making bread and milk checks (tokens)
Bread and milk checks (tokens)Bread and milk checks (tokens), SydneyEmbroidered suzani from UzbekistanReport, 'Frigate Bird' survey flightPortable electric impact drill by AEGHand-painted porcelain by Ethel Warburton
'Windsor De-luxe' radio chassisGroom novelty dollBride novelty dollCollection of artist-designed bookplatesBOAC Speedbird poster by F H K HenrionANA poster
1938 Empire Games posterSculpture of a griffin made by Wunderlich Limited'Australia / Follow the Sun' poster'Australia For Sun and Surf' posterThe Mary Cookery BookSilk scarf 'Achievement', Barack Obama series by Mirka Rozmus, Australia
Armchair, designed by Gerrit Rietveld and made in AmsterdamDoll's houseGittoes Yellow House collectionReproduction of Galileo's telescopeGene Sherman's notebook of her Japanese fashion collectionCowboy dress ups
Cowgirl dress upsJug from Cadbury Bourn-Vita Set, WedgwoodShearer's bicycleMonkey circus postcard, Taronga Park ZooAlbion 'NXT' cricket helmetCoin toll collecting apparatus used on the Sydney Harbour Bridge
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, England
Park drag coachCandlestick designed by Clarice Cliff, EnglandOriginal 'Bizarre' plate by Clarice Cliff, EnglandAustralian designed and manufactured Byer magnetic tape recording machinesDouble bass bow made by Lennox HoltJ Albert & Son 'Boomerang' accordion
Graphic 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 Design
Collection of numismatic materialDies 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 Kélian
Sandals by Issey Miyake and Stephane KélianSandals Yohji Yamamoto for AdidasTote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira IsogawaTote bag by Akira Isogawa
Tote bag by Akira IsogawaTextile item by Ahn Pil YunCoat by Yohji YamamotoDress by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji Yamamoto
Jacket by Yohji YamamotoCoat by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoDress by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji YamamotoSkirt by Yohji Yamamoto
Dress by Yohji YamamotoSleeves by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Yohji YamamotoBlouse by Yohji YamamotoBamboo undergarment made in Southern ChinaSkirt by Junya Watanbe for Comme des Garçons
Skirt by Comme des GarçonsLeather skirt by AlaiaSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsTrousers by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des Garçons
Skirt by Junya Watanabe for Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsDress by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Comme des GarçonsSkirt by Issey Miyake
Coat by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeCoat by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeDress designed by Yasumasa Morimura for Pleats Please Issey Miyake
Skirt by Com ces GarconsCoat by Issey MiyakeDress by Issey MiyakeCoat by Issey MiyakeJacket by Issey MiyakeJacket by Issey Miyake
Skirt by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeDress by Issey MiyakeCoat by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeJacket with hood by Issey Miyake
Hand bag by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeTrousers by Issey MiyakeSkirt by Issey MiyakeTreasure coin from shipwreck 'Nuestra Senora de Atocha'
Apron by Issey MiyakeAudio recording and production equipment used by the ABC from late 1940s to early 1960s.Commemorative coin from the Republic of China5000 Yen banknote from JapanBanknote printed on playing card from AustriaTen pengo banknote from Hungary
Five francs banknote from SwitzerlandTwo trade certificates from Greenland used during World War IIFive skilling trade certificate from GreenlandTrade certificate from GreenlandWorld War II banknote from Bohemia and MoraviaFive francs banknote from Noumea
Fifty franc banknote from DjiboutiFive hundred francs from French SomalilandTen shilling banknote from New ZealandOne pound banknote from the Isle of ManTen cent banknote from SarawakTen shilling banknote from Fiji
Overprinted one pound banknoteTwo banknotes from MaltaOne shilling banknote from MaltaOverprinted British 10 shilling banknote used in Turkish territoriesOverprinted British 10 shilling banknote used in Turkish territoriesSpecimen one pound banknote from the Standard Bank of South Africa
Prisoner of War banknote from Cape Colony, South AfricaBanknote from the Khartoum Siege in SudanCollection of numismatic materialCorrugated iron curving machineViolin bow made by Rainer BeilharzDouble bass bow made by Archibald Hill
Double bass bow made by Robert ProctorViolin bow made by Lennox HoltViolin bow made from gidgee woodShoes designed by Rei Kawakubo for Comme des GarconsWatercolourPlastic buttons purchased in Rowe Street, Sydney
Dinner plates from the Hotel AustraliaPlates used at the Hotel AustraliaLP recordsLP recordsWomens suit by DAKS of LondonJewellery and jewellery making tools
Jewellery and jewellery boxesWomens shirtPair of mens brogue shoesShopping bag for Richard's Clothing ShopShop nameplate 'F V RICHARDS'Margaret Preston travel photograph albums
Typed list of photographs by Serge VargassoffTwo (2) albums of photographs by Serge Vargassoff Hong KongPhotograph albums by Serge VargassoffSydney Dance Company PosterCredenze or sideboard designed by Iain Halliday for the Powerhouse Museum boardroomBoardroom table designed by Iain Halliday
Bruno Benini photography archive





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