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Credit
Julian Eltinge in drag. Coloured photographic postcard, ca. 1907. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Julian Eltinge in drag. Coloured photographic postcard, ca. 1907.
- Date:
- [ca. 1907]
- Reference:
- 2044894i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Description
He is wearing a large dress and posing in front of a blurred background. Julian Eltinge (born William Dalton, 1881?-1941), was perhaps the most successful American female impersonator of the twentieth century. By 1904 he was already appearing on Broadway, and by 1910 he was starring in a series of shows designed to display his acting and singing skills, which had long runs on Broadway, and which toured Europe. He appeared on film (notably with Rudolph Valentino) and continued a successful career in clubs and cabarets into the 1930s.
Publication/Creation
[Berlin] : GG Co. Gerlach, [ca. 1907]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.6 x 8.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
The American star "Eltinge"
Lettering printed in white on top recto
References note
Clare Barlow, Queer British art, 1861-1967, London: Tate Publishing, 2017, p. 180
Notes
The photograph is a hand colored postcard with applied metallic glitter
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2044894i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'
Location Status Access Closed stores