Christine Kerf and Colette Willy dressed in character for La Chair.
- Date:
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Reference:
- 3306344i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Black and white photograph of Christine Kerf and Colette Willy in character for the play La Chair. Willy is dressed in a patterned dressed as the wife 'Yulka' and Kerf is dressed in breeches and a patterned shirt as the officer she falls in love with. The play's title translates into english as 'The Flesh' and became famous for a scene in which the actress playing 'Yulka' has her bare breast exposed to the audience. The actress Colette Willy was known to be bisexual, having had a relationship with Mathilde de Morny during this period, and wrote the 'Claudine' novels which are notable for their homoerotic content.
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified], [between 1907 and 1910?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.8 x 8.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
There is an inscription in French written in black ink on the verso
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection3306344i
Languages
Subjects
Where to find it
Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity
Location Status Access Closed stores