"A Wedding on the Rocks" Performers Ed Stivender, Dawn Whalen, and Donna Donnelly (?) on Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wayne Fleming
(American)
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting Ed Stivender, Dawn Whalen (in the wedding dress), and another woman, probably Donna Donnelly, dressed as a bridesmaid walking along the sidewalk of Main Street in Hartford. The bride is holding flowers, and the bridesmaid is holding up the train of her dress and holding a basket of flowers. Signs on the stores in the background read, "THE SHORT STOP"; "FROZEN YOGURT / SOUP - SANDWICHES"; "REGAL [SHOE SHOP]"; "SUMMER SALE".
Object number2015.99.2.18
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Historical Society. See object file for copyright transfer forms.
NotesSubject note: Bob Gregson's video of Thursday is a Work of Art interviews and events (https://vimeo.com/12575676) depicts the wedding participants walking through downtown Hartford, then getting married amid Carl Andre's "Stone Field Sculpture." (They divorced hours later.) This event took place on July 13, 1978, and was written about in the Hartford Courant ("Sidewalk Art Weds Life, Fun in Summer Series," by Antoinette Martin,
The Hartford Courant (1923-1994); Jul 14, 1978; pg. 62).On View
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