Digital Transgender Archive
Chris Shaw in drag. Photograph, 196-.
Mr. Chris Shaw. B.B.C T.V. & C.T.V
Part of James Gardiner Collection: photograph album labelled ‘Drag’.
He wears a lacy dress, large jewel earrings and has styled blonde hair. Publicity card for Chris Shaw (1936-2010), a tenor, female impersonator and theatrical producer, who enjoyed a long and successful career from the 1960s in Great Britain (where he is credited with being the first drag performer at the Vauxhall Tavern), then in South Africa, and finally Australia
Item Actions
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- https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b20453012
- Citation
- Cite
- Identifier
- 9z9030159
- Collection
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James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
- Institution
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Wellcome Library
- Date Issued
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1960 to 1969?
- Genre
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Photographs
Prints
- Topic(s)
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Female impersonators
- Resource Type
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Still Image
- Analog Format
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1 photograph : photoprint ;
- Rights
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Copyright undetermined
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