Tallulah Bankhead.
- Date:
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Reference:
- 3306359i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Black and white photograph of Tallulah Bankhead, an American actress, showing head and shoulders. Bankhead was openly bisexual, although preferred the term 'ambisextrous', and was romantically connected to a number of women including Patsy Kelly, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Hattie McDaniel, Beatrice Lillie, Alla Nazimova, Blyth Daly, writers Mercedes de Acosta and Eva Le Gallienne, and singer Billie Holiday.
Publication/Creation
London : Picturegoer, [between 1930 and 1950?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 14 x 8.8 cm
Notes
The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Reference
Wellcome Collection3306359i
Languages
Subjects
Where to find it
Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity
Location Status Access Closed stores