Anonymous, Androgynous

I thought I'd scan this little photo before it fades away completely, but it may have nothing to do with Ainsworth or Hobart.


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I bought it at a Hobart antique shop many years ago — long before I even dreamed of this blog — because I thought it unusual, in that the subject appears (to me) to be a young woman dressed in men's clothing. The suit just doesn't fit right.

Much later I would find that temporary cross-dressing was not so very unusual, and there were plenty of trouser roles for women in local amateur theater.

And, after all, it may not be a cross-dressing woman — just a pretty young man.

Here I messed with the light values and contrast to try to un-fade it a bit.