A naked young sailor sexually aroused. Photographic postcard, 195-.
- Date:
- [between 1950 and 1959?]
- Reference:
- 2047137i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Photograph of a man sitting on a chair wearing a sailor's hat, looking directly at the viewer. A poster in the background is advertising an event in Chatham in April 1953.
Publication/Creation
[England?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1950 and 1959?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Contributors
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "The enduring myth of the sailor as a sexual libertine (with a girl in every port, but having to endure long sea voyages with no female company whatsoever), finds expression in much gay pornography, from the 1900s on. [This postcard] from the 1950s would have been sold 'under the counter' in bookshops, and distributed privately. It is interesting from the point of view of being identifiably British ( most 'pornography' being imported from France or North Africa), and very high quality reproduction."
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2047137i
Type/Technique
Subjects
Where to find it
Unlabelled photograph album
Location Status Access Closed stores