Katharine Hepburn with a bucket, Fenwick
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1938
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 1/4in. (7.9 x 13.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 5 3/4in. (9.2 x 14.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2009.62.2
DescriptionKatharine Hepburn is at the left, pouring something from a bucket. She is wearing a scarf, a coat, and slacks. Two men are at the right. The beach is strewn with rubble, probably from hurricane damage to the Hepburn house during the Hurricane of 1938. The rubble includes bricks, pipes, pans, and plates. A shovel leans against a long wooden beam. Long Island Sound is in the background.
NotesSubject Note: The Hepburn house on Fenwick Point was destroyed by the Hurricane of 1938.Status
Not on view
