Krazy Kat *

{{en|1= Photograph shows the Krazy Kat, an art club on Green Court (near Thomas Circle), Washington. D.C. (Source: Washington Times, July 31, 1921) * Description: 23-year-old artist Cleon "Throck" Throckmorton (1897–1965) (right), 18-year-old Chicago-born artist and model Kathryn Marie Mullin (1902–1994) (left), 26-year-old painter and illustrator Inez Hogan (1895–1973) (middle), and two friends at the back-alley entrance of Throckmorton's speakeasy, The Krazy Kat, in front of a Chevrolet Model D V8, circa July 1921. This Jazz Age speakeasy operated in the Latin Quarter of Washington, D.C. during the early years of Prohibition. The speakeasy's name derived from the androgynous title character of a comic strip that was popular at the time, and this namesake communicated that the venue catered to clientele of all sexual persuasions, including polysexual and homosexual patrons. The venue became a clandestine rendezvous spot for Washington, D.C.'s gay community to meet without fear of exposure. Known for its riotous performances of hot jazz music which often degenerated into violence and mayhem, the speakeasy soon became locally infamous, and municipal authorities publicly identified

Date

1921-07-31

Collection

National Photo Company

Archive

Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

photograph

Original size

5,335 × 4,322 pixels

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