A young man, in profile, reading a note. Photographic postcard, 1927.
- Date:
- [ca. 1927]
- Reference:
- 2058847i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work
Publication/Creation
Paris : P.C., [ca. 1927]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard : printed in colour ; 13.7 x 8.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Made in France
Indistinct inscription on verso along with postal stamp "Nederland 1927".
Notes
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: An example of a genre of postcard popular throughout Europe in ca. 1905-ca. 1940, which shows a young man, often wearing make-up, holding flowers, or engaged in feminine roles, and which were sent to men and women to mark saints' days, send congratulations, or convey sympathies. The postcards are often hand-coloured. The styles have 'dated': viewers in a later time perceive them as comic; the men seem effete and stiffly formal; and the sometimes heavily made-up or re-touched male figures appear to be stereotypical 'queens'
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2058847i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores