Timothy Keating on State Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wayne Fleming
(American)
SubjectPortrait of
Timothy Keating
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting Thursday is a Work of Art performer and artist Timothy Keating standing in a roped-off section of the sidewalk of State Street, Hartford, possibly performing "Son of Spam, Eligible Bachelor." He is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and rubber gloves. Signs for Honiss Oyster House Company and First National Bank are in the background. There are several pedestrians in the background. In the distance is the Phoenix Insurance Building ("boat building").
Object number2015.99.2.23
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Historical Society. See object file for copyright transfer forms.
NotesSubject note: An article in the Hartford Courant describes a Thursday is a Work of Art performance featuring Tim Keating in a roped-off area on the sidewalk of State Street, in a performance called "Son of Spam, Eligible Bachelor" ("Performers Continue Weekly Thursday Antics," Martin, Antoinette. The Hartford Courant, June 23, 1978, pg. 21).On View
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