Actors pose as "The Wrestlers" at the London Pavilion. Photographic postcard, 193-.

Date:
[between 1900 and 1909?]
Reference:
2046166i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Actors pose as "The Wrestlers" at the London Pavilion. Photographic postcard, 193-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of two male actors posing as classical wrestlers in a performance sculpture. They are both wearing white make-up on their hair and body, and white loin cloths.

Publication/Creation

[England] : Rotary photo E.C., [between 1900 and 1909?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.7 x 8.8 cm

Lettering

"The Wrestlers". The Seldoms at the London Pavilion. Bears number: 4618

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: " Nudity presented as 'Art'. The 'Pose plastique' was a form of entertainment, originating in the French court of the eighteenth century, known as 'Tableau vivant' in which people posed as works of art, without moving. The group illustrated here, The Seldoms, were an extremely popular British music-hall turn in the years before World War I, re-enacting scenes from classical and mythological sources, as well as popular works of sculpture. They explored the full erotic potential of this form of early performance art."

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2046166i

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