Summary
Catalogue promoting an exhibition organised by the Centro Italiano D'Arte (Italian Art Centre) at the Palais theatre St Kilda in 1963. The Centre was formed in 1962 in Melbourne by Italian migrants Ernesto Murgo and fellow artists Marcello D'Amico, P. Petrucelli and Vincenzo Basile. The Centre aimed to promote and gather together local Italian artists and exhibit their work.
Physical Description
Eight-page black and white booklet with two separately folded sections then double stapled at spine. Cream-coloured card cover has black type. The inside cover has a foreword outlining the purpose of the association and also background to this inaugural exhibition. The rest of the catalogue lists artists and their works with 2-3 images of selected works on each page. The last pages feature product advertising and the inside back cover has a translation in Italian.
More Information
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Marcello D'Amico, Italian Historical Society (Co.As.It), Nov 2006
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Organiser of Event
Centro Italiano D'Arte, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1963
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Place & Date of Event
Palais Theatre, St Kilda, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 Feb 1963
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover; C.I.A. / CENTRO ITALIANO D'ARTE / 193 Lygon Street, CARLTON (Vic). / EXHIBITION / OF / SCULPTURE and PAINTING / At the Palais Theatre / St. Kilda / From 21st. to 28th. Feb 1963 / between 4 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.
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Classification
Cultural identity, Ethnicity - creative practice, Exhibition promotions
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions - Folded
131 mm (Width), 216 mm (Height)
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References
Photocopy of catalogue for exhibition onboard the S/S Marconi docked at Station Pier 1964.
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Keywords
Art, Art Exhibitions, Artistic Practices, Arts Centres, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Programmes
