Interview with Barbara Firth
Channel: Powerhouse
Date: 2012-08-02

An interview with Mrs Barbara Firth. The Powerhouse Museum's collection of Annette Kellerman costumes came to the Museum via the Sydney Opera House at the beginning of this century and comprises some 142 items. The material was collected from Annette herself by Mrs Barbara Firth back in 1975 -- unfortunately little detail is known about the early life of the collection, due largely to the fact that Annette Kellerman was 89 at the time of acquisition and detailed records of provenance had not been kept. My internship culminated in a public talk detailing the results of my research at the Museum in November 2009.

For more information on Annette Kellerman see http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/insidethecollection/2009/12/a-daughter-of-neptun-annette-kellerman/