Jackie Shane (1940-2019), February 2023
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
February 2023
Jackie Shane was born in Nashville, 1940, but fled the segregated southern states of the USA for Canada in 1959. She swiftly became a hit in the 'Toronto Sound' R&B scene as a singer with Frank Motley and his Motley Crew band. Her gender identity in her 1960s heyday was always ambiguous due to the legal and social constraints of the time. It wasn't until decades after her retirement from the music industry in the 1970s that she became celebrated as a transgender pioneer.
Risograph postcard with a black and white oval photograph of the American singer, Jackie Shane. The corners have a floral motif printed in orange and the subject's name and dates are printed in orange above the printer's name and date of creation.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 6 in; Width: 4 in
- Materials and techniques
- Risograph postcard
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Britain
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1762813
- Museum object number
- E.1203-2023
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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