William Amory Gardner Dressed as a Woman with Fan, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Pach Brothers
(American, active 1867 - 1947)
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William Amory Gardner
(Boston, 1863 - 1930, Groton, Massachusetts)
Date1884
Place MadeCambridge, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumAlbumen print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.007620
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryWilliam Amory Gardner, Isabella Stewart Gardner’s nephew, stares flirtatiously at the camera from behind a fan in this photograph of him in a dress. William Amory, called WAG by his family and friends, was a member of Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Club, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States. When the club was reserved exclusively for men, members would take on the roles of women in the shows, as William Amory did in 1884.
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Last Updated8/9/24
EmbARK ObjectID33412
Source ID16914
Pach Brothers
February 1879
