Evergreen Lounge Collage 25

This collage was formerly displayed at the Evergreen Coffee Lounge on Vivian Street in Wellington. It includes photographs and assorted artifacts pertaining to the experiences of Chrissy Witoko, the Evergreen Coffee Lounge, and associated communities. This panel includes images that date back to the early 1960s and 1970s, as well as photographs taken from the 1980s at the Evergreen. It features performers of the all-male revue ‘Les Girls’ cabaret, as well as Carmen Rupe and Georgina Beyer.

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Identifier: 4f16c3242
Collection: Te Papa Collection
Institution: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Creator(s): Witoko, Chrissy
Date Created: circa 1982
Dates Covered: 1960 to 1980
Genre: Ephemera
Subject(s): Carmen Rupe
Chrissy Witoko
Evergreen Lounge
Georgina Beyer
Places: New Zealand
Wellington > Wellington City
Topic(s): Art objects
Drag community
LGBTQ+ communities
Maori (New Zealand people)
Resource Type: Mixed material
Analog Format: photographs, paper, plastic laminate, adhesive
Language: English
Rights: In copyright
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Evergreen Lounge Collage 25

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