Christine Kerf and Colette Willy dressed in character for La Chair.

Date:
[between 1907 and 1910?]
Reference:
3306344i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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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

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

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Where to find it

  • Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity

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