Man Ray (American, 1890 - 1976). "Barbette, the Transvestite, Dressing". Original vintage photogravure. 1926. Printed 1934. Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to mount. A male dancer in drag, adjusting "her" stockings. "A popular vaudeville performer of the 1920s and 1930s took the stage name of Barbette. He first began dressing as a woman when hired to replace a female tightrope walker. Barbette soon devised his own act, walking the high wire and performing trapeze stunts in elegant gowns, then removing his wig at the end of the show to reveal his true gender." (Courtesy: Getty Museum). See: www.manraytrust.com, pg.23. Image copyright ADAGP/BNF - Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Image size: 10 5/16 x 7 5/8 in. (262 x 194 mm). [6625] |300| {R100} (TL2) ozz~nzz