Three people are playing musical instruments and singing. Etching.

Photograph of Caroly, Soprano singer.

Billy Fury. Photographic postcard, 195-.

Bert Errol, in character, wearing an elaborate white dress. Process print, 1925.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.

Sir John Fielding wearing a blindfold sits in a chair holding instruments of justice before Madam Cornelys on the shoulders of a lawyer and the Duchess of Northumberland. Engraving, 1771.

Adelina Patti, head and shoulders. Photograph by C.H. Reutlinger, 1865/1870.

A woman in a black and white dress singing next to a microphone with a man as their band members play the drums and guitar in the background; an advertisement for support for those with AIDS by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Colour lithograph by R. Warzecha, M. Jahreiss and D. Pusch.

Little Richard. Photographic postcard, 19--.

Bert Errol, in character, wearing a shiny black dress. Process print, 1922.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by J. Heudelot, late 18th century, after A. van Ostade.

1 print : process print ; sheet 13.3 x 8.3 cm

1 drawing : gouache, with gold and gum arabic

Indian kettle-drummers. Gouache drawing.

1 photograph : photoprint ; photograph 7.8 x 5.4 cm

1 photograph : photographic print ; sheet 13.2 x 8.8 cm

Bert Errol, in drag, dressed as a bride. Photographic postcard by Apeda, 192-.

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Singers

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Images referencing Singers

Works from the collections

Bert Errol, in character, wearing an elaborate white dress. Process print, 1925.

Indian kettle-drummers. Gouache drawing.

Adelina Patti, head and shoulders. Photograph by C.H. Reutlinger, 1865/1870.

Three people are playing musical instruments and singing. Etching.

Bert Errol, in drag, dressed as a bride. Photographic postcard by Apeda, 192-.

Singers

Images from the collections

Images referencing Singers

Works from the collections

Bert Errol, in character, wearing an elaborate white dress. Process print, 1925.

Indian kettle-drummers. Gouache drawing.

Adelina Patti, head and shoulders. Photograph by C.H. Reutlinger, 1865/1870.

Three people are playing musical instruments and singing. Etching.

Bert Errol, in drag, dressed as a bride. Photographic postcard by Apeda, 192-.

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