A person of both genders advertised as a spectacle. Letterpress and halftone, 192-.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929]
Reference:
2045341i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

A person of both genders advertised as a spectacle. Letterpress and halftone, 192-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

A folded single sheet depicting a person in various states of undress, and in a mixture of suits and dresses.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1920 and 1929]

Physical description

1 print : process print ; sheet 14.7 x 28 cm

Lettering

The eighth wonder of the world! Adam or Eve - the sexual paradox. This remarkable person has puzzled all nations. Lettering printed in black on recto

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "An advertising flyer, late 1920s, possibly advertising a circus act."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045341i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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