Rensler's Studio
Studio Portrait of Four African American Drag Kings, 1920s
Silver print
5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
With photographer's credit stamp recto.
With photographer's credit stamp recto.
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An unusual and unfortunately unidentified postcard-sized photograph showing four, dapperly-dressed, tuxedo-clad African American drag kings, whose style is reminiscent of the pioneering artist Gladys Bentley. There is a photographer’s credit...
An unusual and unfortunately unidentified postcard-sized photograph showing four, dapperly-dressed, tuxedo-clad African American drag kings, whose style is reminiscent of the pioneering artist Gladys Bentley. There is a photographer’s credit stamp on the bottom of the image, for Rensler’s studio in Cincinnati.