Peter Love posing in drag. Photograph, 194-.

The actor in drag is naked, sitting upright, wearing elbow-length gloves and heels. He is side-on and turns his head to face the viewer, gazing downwards, with big blonde hair and make-up. A risqué shot of drag performer Peter Love, posed near-naked. Hair, make-up and general styling of the shot indicate a date of 1945-1950. The shot is similar to heterosexual pornography of the period, with 'fetish' accessories in the way of elbow-length black lace gloves and towering spiky heels (James Gardiner)

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

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Identifier: z316q1793
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: 1945 to circa 1950
Genre: Photographs
Prints
Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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