Harold Chapman in drag poses with Mark Leslie dressed as a Golliwog, in an act for the Bow Bells. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Mark Leslie and Harold Chapman (Bow Bells)

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Harold Chapman, in drag, stands looking askance at the camera with one hand raised wearing a floral and lace dress, heels, and a pearl necklace. Mark Leslie is sitting on the floor wearing all black clothing and blackface make-up, with arms and legs outstretched in a doll-like pose. He is dressed as a golliwog, which was a popular doll based on anti-Black caricatures from the Minstrel Tradition. Chapman and Leslie were members of the 56th (London) Division concert party, called Bow Bells, which was particularly active on the French front from 1916.

Part of James Gardiner Collection: photographs of military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag.

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Identifier: dv13zt44h
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: 1910 to 1919?
Genre: Photographs
Prints
Topic(s): Female impersonators
Golliwogs
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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