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Gift of Reata Overman, 2012.189.15  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
G. Fox Window Displays: Safari Beige Coats
Gift of Reata Overman, 2012.189.15 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

G. Fox Window Displays: Safari Beige Coats

Photographer (American, died 1975)
Date1953
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 number2012.189.15
DescriptionCostumed mannequins are posed in a window of the G. Fox department store. Female mannequins wearing women's coats and hats are grouped with a wicker chair and African sculptures arranged as in a gallery or museum. A long leopard print curtain is in the background. A sign reads: "G. FOX & CO."
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NotesDate Note: Advertisements for "Safari Beige" appeared in the Hartford Courant in 1953. (Finlay 3/13/2012)
Status
Not on view