Historical information

On Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of May, 1978, an art and craft exhibition was held as a fundraising event in support of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV). Titled, "Living with Arthritis - Aids to Daily Living", the exhibition was held at St Andrew's Parish Hall in Brighton. A second "Living with Arthritis" exhibition was held two months later in Footscray. Henceforth, the respective events were commonly referred to as "the Brighton exhibition" and "the Footscray exhibition". A fashion parade and panel discussion were also held as part of the two-day event. On the Saturday, the fashion parade was hosted by special guest MC, Australian actor, Reg Gorman. Reg co-compered the fashion parade with RAAV member, Joan Watson. In this photo, Beth Phillips models a jumper and tartan skirt ensemble during the fashion parade. The photo appears on the cover (page 1) of the Vol 9, July 1978 edition of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review. It is captioned: "Beth Phillips modelling some of the warm and comfortable garments in the parade. Photo. - Ben Baxter." The photo accompanies an article titled, "BRIGHTON EXHIBITION SUCCESS".

Physical description

B&W photo of a woman standing on some wooden floorboards, smiling. Behind her, a large castor wheel at the base of a metal leg (which forms part of an unidentified item) is visible in the background. Various other unidentifiable objects are visible beyond an open concertina doorway beside the audience.

Inscriptions & markings

[handwritten in pencil] July 1978 ? [question mark, scribbled out]; [in light blue ink] Page 1 Beth Phillips