Hastings, Magnus,

Why drag? / Magnus Hastings ; foreword by Boy George. - Chronicle Books 160517 - 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 31 cm

With a foreword by Boy George. For over a decade, Hastings has been photographing the world's greatest drag superstars, asking each of them a simple question: Why drag? This collection is their response, combining full-colour photos with personal reflections, quips and philosophising. For over a decade, Magnus Hastings has been photographing the world's greatest drag superstars and asking each of them a simple question: Why drag? The result is this mesmerising volume in which the queens strut their stuff and reflect on their shared passion through a mixture of quips and philosophising. Subjects include icons of reality TV and underground drag royalty, and photographs range from the divine to the trashy. Featuring the likes of Bianca Del Rio and Courtney Act, this collection is a beautiful celebration of drag as an art form and an exhilarating exploration of what drag means to its greatest artists.

9781452148977 (hbk.) : 35.00

2015030341


Hastings, Magnus.


Female impersonators--Portraits.
Portrait photography.
Photography.
Portraiture
Individual photographers
Other performing arts
Popular culture

TR681.F45 / H37 2016

779.2092