Two men wearing dresses in a garden: one is handing the other sticks of chewing gum as an alternative to gossip. Colour process print, 1915.

Date:
[ca. 1915]
Reference:
2060521i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two men wearing dresses in a garden: one is handing the other sticks of chewing gum as an alternative to gossip. Colour process print, 1915. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced September 2023: Two men in drag in a garden: one is handing the other sticks of chewing gum as an alternative to gossip. Colour process print, 1915.

Publication/Creation

[England] : Bamforth & Co., [ca. 1915]

Physical description

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 13.8 x 8.8 cm

Lettering

Don't talk about your neighbours; if your tongue needs exercise chew gum Printed on verso: no. 1163. B. Co. Also an ink inscription on verso.

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Bamforth & Company specialed in publishing this type of photo-montage, featuring 'pantomime dame'-type characters in drag, and misogynistic captions".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2060521i

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