Photograph - Prue Acton, Framed, 1987

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Summary:: Framed photograph of fashion designer Prue Acton wearing large black and silver earrings and a beige jacket, taken in 1987. The image was used for the front cover of "Portfolio' Working Woman's Magazine", September 1987. Inside the magazine was an article on Prue Acton entitled "The Shirley Temple of Australia's Rag Trade" (p.14-16.)
Description:: Framed portrait under glass of Prue Acton with caption. Mounted with cream border and cream coloured wooden frame. Back is of wood with hanging wire across back.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Ms Prue Acton, 1994

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	47.00 cm (Height), 41.00 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	clothing, fashion, fashion design, fashion industry, women s clothing
Themes this item is part of:	Clothing & Textiles Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection
Primary Classification:	COMMERCE & RETAILING
Secondary Classification:	Clothing & Fashion
Tertiary Classification:	images (to be classified)
Inscriptions:	Printed in black, front bottom centre: PRUE ACTON/ on the cover of/ PORTFOLIO/ September 1987. In black marker on back: 237/9/1810. Printed on back: GRAPHIS/[address, partially illegible].
Format:	Photograph: Colour
Person Depicted:	Prue Acton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1987
References:	RMIT Collection