"Oh You Kid" (Standing Woman Dressed as Man, smiling)

Unknown American, American

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about 1910s

Gelatin silver print

Image: 4 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (12.5 × 6.1 cm)

Sheet: 5 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (13.7 × 8.9 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Peter J. Cohen

2017.62.93

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Inscriptions

Inscribed, in print, bottom edge of image, partially cut off: Oh You Kid; Inscribed, on reverse, in brown ink: Hello Chum. How are you any / way. I hear you have another / little cousin. Is Aunt-Mat-to your / place if she is why dont- you / + Mama come up. I caught a / bad cold + have Bronchitis again but / expect to get over it in less than a / year this time Until soon with Love Edith

Course History

ARTH 28.10, Fashion in Art, Kristin O'Rourke, Fall 2022

Provenance

Peter J. Cohen, New York, New York; given to present collection, 2017.

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