Photograph of Cornelia Otis Skinner.
- Date:
- [between 1920 and 1960?]
- Reference:
- 3306368i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Also known as
Best wishes, Cornelia Otis Skinner (written in blue ink, bottom recto)
Description
Black and white photographer of Cornelia Otis Skinner, an American writer and actress, seated in a suit jacket and white blouse, and holding a small dog. Skinner wrote the novel 'Our Hearts Were Young and Gay' in 1942, and starred in The Univited in 1944, both of which have been noted for lesbian homoerotic subtexts.
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified], [between 1920 and 1960?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.8 x 8.8 cm
Contributors
Notes
The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Reference
Wellcome Collection3306368i
Languages
Subjects
Where to find it
Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity
Location Status Access Closed stores