A man holding three fish and some flowers; the fish representing "poissons d'avril" (April fool's jokes). Coloured photographic postcard, 192-.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929]
Reference:
2047189i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A man holding three fish and some flowers; the fish representing "poissons d'avril" (April fool's jokes). Coloured photographic postcard, 192-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The fish, man's clothing and the flowers in his buttonhole have been hand-coloured.

Publication/Creation

[France] : Super, [between 1920 and 1929]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : print and gouache ; 13.7 x 8.8 cm

Lettering

1 avril. Made in France. Bears number: 1290

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: The male figure presents an extremely feminine appearance. In addition to the photographic retouching making him appear to be wearing a great deal of make-up, he has long manicured nails, and is sporting a pinkie-ring, long considered to be an indicator of homosexuality in both men and women.
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2047189i

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