The Drag King Book
Published on 1. July 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-85242-607-1 (ISBN)
Description
What is a drag king? Why have drag kings not been as numerous or as popular as their drag queen counterparts in popular culture? Are drag kings lesbians? The Drag King Book tells you everything you've wanted to know and more about the lives and performances of contemporary male impersonators. The book profiles many different performers, among them San Francisco's larger-than-life Elvis Herselvis and New York's mackdaddy Dred, and presents interviews with drag kings alongside descriptions and analyses of actual shows. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 pictures by transgender photographer Del LaGrace Volcano, The Drag King Book is a striking testament to the multiple forms of gender variance today.
Reviews / Votes
Magnificent and breathtaking. Del continues to define the avant-garde in sex and photography * Susie Bright * Accessible, adroit and most certainly mischievous * New Internationalist *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 204 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85242-607-1 (9781852426071)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Del LaGrace Volcano is a photographer whose work has been exhibited and published widely across the UK, Europe and USA. Del is a gender variant visual artist, constantly seeking to abolish conventional notions of gender and cross the line as many times as it takes to build a bridge we can all walk across.