QUENTIN CRISP (1978-ca. 1990s) Photo archive

Np. No binding. Fine. Set of 5 vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photos, overall fine. Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt, 1908-1999) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of her life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, she was an artist's model, hence the title of Crisp's most famous work, The Naked Civil Servant. She afterwards became a gay icon due to her flamboyant personality, fashion sense and wit. As Crisp became a kind of icon, she devoted much of her later years to various kinds of stage appearances. - Portrait of Crisp as she appears in An Evening with Quentin Crisp in New York, 1978, with printed text on verso; - A borderless portrait; - Crisp on a sofa with cat as she prepares the role of Benvolio in a 1990 film-in-concert adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, with text on verso; - Portrait of Crisp standing outside, probably in New York City, with sticker on back for his 1996 book Resident Alien. - Photo of Crisp with John Hurt, who portrayed Crisp in a film adaptation of Crisp's The Naked Civil Servant. Also included is a program for Crisp's An Evening with Quentin Crisp given in London at the Ambassador Theatre.