Source Record
Gladys Bentley: Blues Singer
Why this source is used
Smithsonian profile of Gladys Bentley, her Harlem Renaissance career, lesbian visibility and gender-bending performance style.
Start with the answer
Start with the answer How did queer music, performance and cinema shape visibility? They made queer and gender-diverse lives audible and visible through art, stage presence, film, letters and cultural memory. Read the topic guide Queer Music, Performance and Cinema Icons Queer artists and performers shaped public culture through music, film, nightlife and memoir, often while navigating censorship, hostility or enforced silence.
Source Status
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- archive
- Reliability
- high
- Cited by
- 3 pages
