Oscar Sabo dressed as a woman with Josefine Dora dressed as a man, as flamenco dancers. Photographic postcard by L. Willinger, 192-.

Date:
[between 1920 and 1929]
Reference:
2064346i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Oscar Sabo dressed as a woman with Josefine Dora dressed as a man, as flamenco dancers. Photographic postcard by L. Willinger, 192-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Photograph of Oscar Sabo (1881-1969) and Josefine Dora (1867-1944) in costume as flamenco dancers, with Josefine wearing a suit and hat and Oscar in a wig and ruffled dress.

Publication/Creation

München [Munich] : Drei Masken Verlag, [between 1920 and 1929]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.7 x 8.5 cm

Lettering

Haiti. Tatara-tatara-tatarata, Sie war aus La Plata. Oscar Sabo. Josefine Dora. Bears number: 6219-6 (printed in white, bottom left recto)

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Interesting [gender] role reversal on a German–made photo postcard depicting the two celebrated Austrian actors performing (unusually for them) in drag. Unidentified production, 1920s."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2064346i

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  • Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'

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