Wainwright, Albert [1898-1943]

1930s

Pen and ink on paper, images recto and verso

225 by 160mm (8¾ by 6¼ inches).

A depiction of Wainwright’s preference for a gay relationship, with a boy pushing a girl on a swing only to end up walking dejectedly along side her later whilst the same boy is shown happily walking arm in arm with another boy. The page has a further image of a boy at a grocery stall with a basket of eggs, surely implying ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket, verso of sheet with a group of soldiers

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