Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Carlotta, 1970-71


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Carlotta, Kings Cross by Rennie Ellis, 1970-71.

Carlotta was a well-known drag queen in Sydney's Kings Cross neighbourhood in the 1970s, who was vividly captured in a photographic series of Rennie Ellis.' I've been meaning to do a long post of his work and I still plan to, but it will have to wait at least a week or two more...
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3 comments:

  1. Smashingbird29 March 2011 at 11:22

    Stunning, I can't wait to see more.

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  2. TERI REES WANG29 March 2011 at 11:49

    Smashing!

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  3. Muriel18 May 2013 at 14:01

    drag queen? with these breasts and her face? She was a transgender woman , it´s obvious

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