A flying trapeze artist displaying his upper body. Photographic postcard, 193-.

Date:
[between 1930 and 1939?]
Reference:
2046162i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A flying trapeze artist displaying his upper body. Photographic postcard, 193-. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Photograph of a man cropped to show his head and torso with a small silhouetted naked figure of a flying trapeze artist drawn at the centre of his chest. Dramatic lighting is used to illuminate the athletic man's body.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1930 and 1939?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 13.9 x 8.8 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Sans filet. Without a net. Der gröste Sprung nach dem Trapez ohne Netz The flying Cubano [?] Münderik [?] (written in blue ink, bottom recto)

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "By the 1930s male nudity had become an integral part of much live entertainment. This publicity postcard for a Weimar Era German trapeze artist provides a good example of the genre."

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2046162i

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  • Unlabelled photograph album

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