A History of Milwaukee Drag: Seven Generations of Glamour - Couverture souple

Takach, Michail; Bjorn Nasett

 
9781467149174: A History of Milwaukee Drag: Seven Generations of Glamour
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1467149179 ISBN 13 : 9781467149174
Editeur : History Press, 2022

Synopsis

The queens that made Milwaukee famous

For over a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, "The Only Leon" brought the fine art of female impersonation to the Grand Opera Hall, launching a proud local legacy that continues today at This Is It, La Cage, Hamburger Mary's, D.I.X. and innumerable other venues.

Historians Michail Takach and BJ Daniels recognize that today's LGBTQ liberties were born from the strength, resilience, and resistance of yesterday's gender non-conforming pioneers. This is a long overdue celebration of those stories, including high-rolling hustler of the Fourth Ward "Badlands" Frank Blunt, over-the-top dinner theater drag superstar of the 1950s Adrian Ames, and "It Kid" Jamie Gays, first-ever Miss Gay Milwaukee and Latin community hero.

And many, many more.

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À propos de l'auteur

B.J. Daniels was always looking for outlets to use their talent for art, theater and costuming. Doing drag led to hair and makeup work onset for film and video, which led to teaching and learning the art of hairdressing as a licensed professional, which led to assignments in fashion for regional magazines, which led to covering Fashion Week in New York City for many years. B.J. still works behind the chair, and lens, and still performs in drag here and there as time and energy allows. Michail Takach is a historian, author, reporter and communications professional living in Los Angeles. He earned his master's degree in communications and history at the University of Wisconsin. As the curator of the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project, Michail produces ongoing articles, documentaries and podcasts about local history.

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Éditeur
History Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1467149179
ISBN 13 
9781467149174
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781540252463: History of Milwaukee Drag: Seven Generations of Glamour

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ISBN 10 :  1540252469 ISBN 13 :  9781540252463
Editeur : History PR, 2022
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