Jackie Shane (1940-2019)
Postcard
February 2023 (made)
February 2023 (made)
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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
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Title | Jackie 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. |
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Credit line | Given by Zorian Clayton |
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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. |
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Accession number | E.1203-2023 |
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Record created | August 15, 2023 |
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