Tommie Rose in drag. Photograph, 1948.

Date:
1948
Reference:
2045289i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Tommie Rose in drag. Photograph, 1948. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of Tommie Rose looking upwards showing head and shoulders. He is wearing a blonde wig with a plastic veil held by flower hairpins, makeup, and a black choker.

Publication/Creation

Preston (Adelphi Chambers, Fylde Street) : Debrons Theatrical Photographers, 1948.

Physical description

1 photograph : print ; 8.1 x 7.2 cm

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Lettering

Tommie Rose. Lettering printed in black on bottom recto "Find the Lady" 8/3/48. (written in black ink, top verso) Bears number: 250 (written in black ink, bottom verso) Debrons Theatrical Photographers. Adelphi Chambers, Fylde Street, Preston (stamped in blue ink, verso)

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Small publicity shot of Tommie Rose (1916-2004), one of the most highly successful and highly respected performers to come out of, firstly ENSA, in World War II, and then the series of successful touring revues starring ex-servicemen in drag which ran on into the 1950s. Tommie scored a great personal success in 'Tokyo Express'. The catalogued item sees him in 'Find the Lady', 1948, and gives some idea of how convincing he was as a woman."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

References note

Clare Barlow, Queer British art, 1861-1967, London: Tate Publishing, 2017, pp. 91 and 180

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045289i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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