Douglas Byng in drag. Photograph, 1950.

Date:
[1950]
Reference:
2045286i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Douglas Byng in drag. Photograph, 1950. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Photograph of Douglas Byng smiling showing head and shoulders. He is wearing a light feather boa, spectacles and a styled dark wig.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1950]

Physical description

1 photograph : print ; 13.9 x 8.6 cm

Lettering

Best wishes from Douglas Byng (written in black ink, bottom recto)

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Autographed fan photo of Douglas Byng in one of his numerous cabaret performances, where with the aid of a few props, new characters could be created in a jiffy. He wrote all his own material, including comic songs relying heavily on double-entenfre and innuendo of a sexual nature that were considered extremely risqué, and some of which achieved the distinction of being 'banned by the BBC'. The catalogued image circa 1950."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045286i

Where to find it

  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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