Christine Kerf and Colette Willy dressed in character for La Chair.
- Date:
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Reference:
- 3306344i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Black and white photograph of Christine Kerf and Colette Willy in character for the play La Chair. Willy is dressed in a patterned dressed as the wife 'Yulka' and Kerf is dressed in breeches and a patterned shirt as the officer she falls in love with. The play's title translates into english as 'The Flesh' and became famous for a scene in which the actress playing 'Yulka' has her bare breast exposed to the audience. The actress Colette Willy was known to be bisexual, having had a relationship with Mathilde de Morny during this period, and wrote the 'Claudine' novels which are notable for their homoerotic content.
Publication/Creation
[between 1907 and 1910?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
There is an inscription in French written in black ink on the verso
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection3306344i