Got caught up in thinking about the glorious Mr Bowery, so here's a link that I hope works. I can also recommend Sue Tilley's book - I don't know how accurate it is, but it is very entertaining. I have a feeling that it's out of print (mainly because it says so on the Amazon-site), but I'm sure it can be found through a vigorous search of second-hand shops. Finally, Lucian Freud's portraits of Bowery, not in costume, are fantastic and shows a side of the latter that may not be famous or outrageous, but that is still very much him.
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