April Ashley (1935-2021), February 2023
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
February 2023
Born in Liverpool in 1935, April Ashley MBE was a Vogue model, author, activist and socialite. Her tireless campaigning for transgender equality made her an icon and inspiration to many. In 2014 her life was the subject of an exhibition at the Museum of Liverpool entitled 'April Ashley, Portrait of a Lady' which attracted almost one million visitors. Her portrait is on display in Gallery 142 at the V&A on the 1994 Grayson Perry earthenware vase entitled 'My Heroes' (C.10-2009).
Risograph postcard with a black and white oval photograph of the Liverpool-born model, memoirist, and transgender activist, April Ashley. 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-O1766429
- Museum object number
- E.1207-2023
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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