A man in a large dark coloured dress adopting a standing pose in profile. Colour process print, 1910.

Date:
1910
Reference:
2060512i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A man in a large dark coloured dress adopting a standing pose in profile. Colour process print, 1910. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced September 2023: A man in drag parodying the 'Gibson Girls'. Colour process print, 1910.

Description

A man wearing a large dark coloured dress adopting a standing pose in profile.

Publication/Creation

[England] : [publisher not identified], 1910 (Printed in Great Britain)

Physical description

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 13.7 x 8.7 cm.

Lettering

Why do they call me a Gibson girl? Inscription on verso dated 12 May 1910.

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A comic drag figure parodies Camille Clifford, the 'Gibson Girl' ideal beauty of the 1900s".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2060512i

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