Andy Warhol. Drag & Draw

In 1953, Warhol created two unique series of drawings, quite different from his commissioned work. In one series, he developed an ensemble of spirited women that were derived from photographs of stage divas and—of men in drag. He delved deeper into the art of dressing as the opposite sex with his second series, a set of portraits of men posing in high and low drag. This book considers Warhol´s work and its debt to newly discovered photographs that his friend, photographer Otto Fenn, staged explicitly for Warhol’s purpose. "Drag & Draw" sheds light on New York´s secret gay and drag scenes during the repressive 1950s.v