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Lot 107 PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION
Peter Hujar (1934–1987)
Ethyl Eichelberger in a Fashion Pose, 1981
Closed6 April 2017
Price Realised
USD 25,000
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Ethyl Eichelberger (1945–1990), born to Amish parents as James Roy Eichelberger, was a flamboyant American actor, writer and drag performer in the 1970s–1980s. At one time Eichelberger was a member of Charles Ludlam's 'Ridiculous Theatrical Company' where he both acted and designed wigs. As the creator of more than thirty plays throughout his career, several of which he was the sole performer in, Eichelberger inventively portrayed an impressive range of characters including Casanova, Medusa and Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln.