Three musicians, one in drag, in bizarre masks for an "Olympia" masked ball. Photographic postcard by Brincker, 191-.

Bal-Masqué "Olympia" gegrimeerd door J. Dirkmaat. Foto Brincker

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.

An unusual example of Gothic drag. The central character in drag holds a tambourine and looks deathly, like a zombie.The man on the left plays a violin, while the man on the right plays a barrel-organ and has a wooden leg. An extraordinarily gothic trio, photographed on a studio set in the Netherlands. The three characters, dressed for a masked ball , all wear sinister 'Phantom of the opera' style masks which cover portions of their faces. The masks are by J. Dirkmaat

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Identifier: 4b29b626c
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: 1910 to 1919?
Genre: Photographs
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Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 print : process print ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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