Divine
Date1975
Artist
Scott Heiser
(American photographer, 1949–1993)
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 6 3/8 × 9 1/2 in. (16.2 × 24.1 cm)
sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary G. Heiser, 2015
Object number2015-161
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextHeiser's portrait of Harris Glenn Milstead, the actor famous as the drag queen Divine, captures his subject made up but simply clad. He is only half in character, but his over-the-top persona is conveyed through the wild decor.
