“You have to feel art. It demands a physical response”
displayed his love for glamour, fantasy and spectacle from a young age. “He begged his mother to buy him a paper doll set,” says Lissa Rivera, curator of, now on view at the Museum of Sex in New York. “Despite the restraints on their financial situation, his mother bought one for him. Using his imagination, he turned an old cereal box into a technicolour masterpiece befitting a Busby Berkeley musical for the dolls.
Bidgood got his start performing as Terri Howe at Club 82, an East Village drag club, when it was illegal for men and women to cross dress on any occasion other than Halloween. “I always wanted to be on the Broadway stage,” Bidgood recalls.
A stylistic precursor to Pierre et Gilles, David LaChapelle, and Steven Arnold, Bidgood’s work stands apart from his contemporaries, who embraced the mid-century tropes of the all-American male.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kate slips into stunning gown for official Belize receptionWilliam and Kate visited the British Army Training Support Unit (BATSUB) on Monday, which delivers tropical environment training to troops from the UK alongside international partners.
Read more »
Astronomy’s Environmental Toll Is High. But There Are Ways to Clean it Up.jeffreykluger: Astronomy's environmental toll is surprisingly high. But there are ways to clean it up
Read more »
Kristen Stewart just wore a bridal dress with a sheer bustier on the red carpetThe actor's own wedding is coming up.
Read more »
WHO blames rising Covid cases in Europe on curbs lifted too soonRegional director says several countries including the UK lifted restrictions ‘brutally’
Read more »
Revisiting The Duchess Of Cambridge’s Most Spectacular BAFTA Gowns Through The YearsThe word glamour doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Read more »