"Zazo, half woman, half man", at a freak show, being approached by a gay man. Colour process print, ca. 1953.

Date:
[ca. 1953]
Reference:
2045346i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

"Zazo, half woman, half man", at a freak show, being approached by a gay man. Colour process print, ca. 1953. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Cartoon showing a person seated on a plinth dressed in a checked shirt and blue jeans on one half and a low cut top, shorts, stockings and a blonde wig on the other. A sign underneath reads "Zazo half-woman, half-man" with a sign reading the "World's greatest freak show" on the wall. Zazo is approached by a man who says he elicits the same question i.e. "Are you a man or a woman?"

Publication/Creation

London (Kilburn, NW6) : E. Marks, Fine Art Publishers, [ca. 1953]

Physical description

1 print : colour process print ; 13.7 x 8.8 cm

Lettering

"Everybody asks me the same question." Lettering printed in blue on top recto Inscribed message written in blue ink on the verso from Jimmy to Eddie. Postage stamp in black ink dated Lincs 1953 on top verso Bears number: 265 (written in black ink, top verso)

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A comic postcard of the type popular in English seaside resorts from ca. 1900."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045346i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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