A boy applying face-powder being reproached by a girl. Colour process print after D. McGill, 1935.

  • McGill, Donald Fraser Gould, 1875-1962.
Date:
1935
Reference:
2059368i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A boy applying face-powder being reproached by a girl. Colour process print after D. McGill, 1935. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

London : [publisher not identified], 1935.

Physical description

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 14.1 x 9 cm

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"Put that down! Only ladies use powder - gentlemen wash themselves!" Donald McGill Ink inscription on verso: 04.08.1935 Auntie Lilian (?)... Surrey. 1935. Norfolk. Printed on verso: XL Series, London, E.C. No. 2246.

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Humorous gender stereotyping: apparently homosexuals learn to use make-up at a very early age".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2059368i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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