Androgynous fashions of the 1920s. Colour process print, 192--.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929?]
Reference:
2059303i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work

Publication/Creation

London (Florence House, Barnes, London S.W.) : Inter-Art Co., [between 1920 and 1929?]

Physical description

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 13.8 x 8.9 cm.

Lettering

"Me and my boy friend, my boy friend and me, There isn't much difference between us, but he Wears his hair and his skirts a bit longer than me."

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A young woman and a young man, both smoking cigarettes and wearing similar clothes. Women's fashions changed radically between 1900 and 1925: short skirts, short hair and a completely flat silhouette resulted in many popular jokes about androgyny".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2059303i

Creator/production credits

Unsigned artwork possibly by Donald McGill

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Where to find it

  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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