Man de Wirth in drag. Photographic postcard, 190-.

Man de Wirth

The item catalogued bears an autograph message from the subject on the verso giving his address as the Colosseum Theatre, Bremen and giving his future itinerary. Although biographical detail of de Wirth is scant, this photograph reveals a female impersonator with a highly contrived and dramatic appearance. The beautifully embroidered and sequinned gown is pulled in over a 'Merry Widow' corset to achieve the hour-glass figure then so desirable in a woman, the illusion further aided in this photograph by heavy re-touching

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

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Item Information:

Identifier: w0892b23p
Collection: James Gardiner 20th Century Drag Postcards
Institution: Wellcome Library
Date Issued: 1900 to 1909
Genre: Photographs
Prints
Topic(s): Female impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 photograph : photoprint ;
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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