F. ROY KEMP – MIDCENTURY BURLESQUE
2019-09-16Canadian photojournalist F. Roy Kemp spent the 1950s documenting the New York burlesque scene, producing thousands of images that give us a glimpse into the public and private lives of performers unparalleled in other photographers’ work. The Burlesque Hall of Fame will feature selections of this work, with images of burlesque superstars like Tempest Storm, Blaze Starr, Zorita, and Jennie Lee, as well as lesser-known performers like Zizi Richards and Naja Karamuru. Kemp shot pin-ups, but he was decidedly not a pin-up photographer. His best shots catch his subjects on stage, backstage, and in their homes. Kemp’s photos present an almost ethnographic view of the live of a working performer.
Opposite – Blaze Starr
Exhibition runs through to December 31st, 2019
Burlesque Hall of Fame (BHoF)
1027 S Main St #110
Las Vegas
89101 NV
