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Roberta Cowell at the Louvre in Paris, Viewing the Venus de Milo (1954)

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The following description was taken from the Getty Images website: "Transsexual Roberta Cowell, formerly Robert Cowell admires the Venus de Milo in the Louvre during a visit to Paris. Roberta was once a Spitfire pilot, prisoner-of-war, racing motorist, husband and father of two, but has become a woman following hormone treatment and surgery. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7078 - Roberta Cowell's Own Story - 3: My Years of Crisis - pub. 1954"

Item Information:

Identifier
3t945q98t
Collection
Transas City Photographs (1950-2000)
Institution
Transas City
Publisher
Picture Post
Date Issued
1954
Dates Covered
1950 to 1960
Genre
Clippings
Subject(s)
Roberta Cowell
Venus de Milo
Places
Île-de-France > Paris > The Louvre
Topic(s)
MtFs
Transgender people
Transsexual people
Resource Type
Still Image
Analog Format
Black and White
Language
English
Related URL
http://transascity.org/book-review-an-autobiography-of-roberta-cowell/
Rights
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