Leonard Lane, dressed as a woman, dancing. Photographic postcard, 1907.

Date:
1907
Reference:
2044818i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Leonard Lane, dressed as a woman, dancing. Photographic postcard, 1907. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The drag performer Leonard Lane, wearing a black dress and dancing La Maxixe, sometimes known as the Brazilian Tango, a dance briefly in vogue just before World War I. The question mark following Lane printed on the postcard suggests they perform with an androgynous gender expression.

Publication/Creation

London : Hana Studios Ltd., 1907.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.8 x 8.7 cm

Lettering

Lane ? "La Maxixe". Yours very truly Leonard Lane, Sidmouth, 1907 Lettering printed and written in black on bottom recto

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2044818i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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