From Daylina Miller’s article and interview with Mariette Pathy Allen for WUSF Public Media:
The exhibit at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts in Tampa is called “Transformations: A Gender Exploration by Mariette Pathy Allen” with selections from” Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them” and her “Fantasy & Flowers” series.
In 1978 New Orleans, Mariette Pathy Allen stumbled across a group of people who referred to themselves as “crossdressers.” She explored their world through a series of photos that eventually become a book.
WUSF’s Daylna Miller recently talked with the photographer about her new exhibit at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, what inspired her, and changing language in the transgender community.