Photograph of Vesta Tilley.

Date:
[between 2000 and 2018?]
Reference:
3305655i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work

Description

Black and white photograph of Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), an English music hall performer and well-known male impersonator, dressed in a suit, tie and boater hat, smiling at the camera with a cigarette in her mouth. The original photograph would likely have been taken c.1890-1910, at the height of her popularity.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified], [between 2000 and 2018?]

Physical description

1 photograph : print ; 13.1 x 8.1 cm

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3305655i

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Where to find it

  • Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity

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