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Jackie Shane (1940-2019)

Postcard
February 2023 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJackie Shane (1940-2019) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Risograph postcard
Brief description
1 of 8 postcards by the Museum of Transology: Jackie Shane.
Physical description
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6in
  • Width: 4 in (Note: approx)
Credit line
Given by Zorian Clayton
Subjects depicted
Summary
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.1203-2023

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Record createdAugust 15, 2023
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