Red McCarthy, the Olympic ice skater and later stunt skater, posing as a silver ice-skating statue. Photographic postcard, 1936.

Date:
1936
Reference:
2046168i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Red McCarthy, the Olympic ice skater and later stunt skater, posing as a silver ice-skating statue. Photographic postcard, 1936. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Photograph of the Olympic ice skater, and later 'stunt' skater Red McCarthy posing in ice-skates with his arms crossed. He is wearing metallic body paint and matching sequined briefs and hat.

Publication/Creation

London : Saville Portraits (Lon.) Ltd., 1936.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.7 x 8.7 cm

Lettering

Red McCarty 1936 (written in white ink, bottom recto)

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2046168i

Where to find it

  • Unlabelled photograph album

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