'Vic' (or Vi?) in drag. Photographic postcard, 194-.

Date:
[between 1945 and 1949]
Reference:
2045194i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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'Vic' (or Vi?) in drag. Photographic postcard, 194-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of a man posed sitting on a stool in front of musical note projections, wearing a white fur scarf, styled blonde wig, make-up and black dress and holding a cigarette.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1945 and 1949]

Physical description

1 photograph : print ; 13.4 x 8.7 cm

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Contributors

Lettering

To my favourite comic Tommy Dee (written in blue ink, top left recto) With my fondest love ... always, Vil xxx (written in blue ink, bottom right recto)

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Fan photograph of [an] unidentified but apparently professional drag queen chanelling Hollywood movie star Betty Grable, circa late 1940s."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045194i

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Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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