G. Fox Window Displays: We Just Can't Wait
PhotographerPossibly photographed by
Edward Saxe
(American, died 1975)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1954
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/8 x 9in. (18.1 x 22.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Reata Overman
Object number2012.189.5-.10
DescriptionCostumed mannequins are posed in the windows of the G. Fox department store. Signs read: "We Just Can't Wait! / Yes, all Hartford and all / Connecticut just can't wait / to have dinner in the glamorous / Terrace Room at the / Statler" "We Just Can't Wait! / yes, all Hartford and all / Connecticut just can't wait / to go dancing at the / Statler." Mannequins wear evening gowns, fur coats and stoles, tuxedos, jewelry. They are shown dancing and dining and drinking martinis. Some displays include potted plants, probably artificial plants, and painted backdrops.
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Label TextElegantly dressed mannequins in the windows of the G. Fox department store on Main Street, Hartford, gather at the Hotel Statler to drink, dine, and dance. The window displays suggest that the opening of the new hotel overlooking Bushnell Park was one of the highlights of the 1954 social season. The hotel opened on September 8, and window displays at G. Fox changed weekly, so this installation was probably on view at the end of August.
NotesSubject Note: This series of window displays celebrates the anticipated opening of the Hotel Statler (later the Parkview Hilton) in Hartford in September 1954. Overlooking Bushnell Park, the hotel was a popular venue for social events during the mid-20th century. The hotel was demolished in 1990. (Finlay 3/13/2012)Constituent Note: Photographs are unsigned, but others in this series of photographs of window displays were taken by Edward Saxe, so it is possible that he was the photographer for this group as well. (Finlay 3/13/2012)
Status
Not on view
