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Gift of Robert Gregson, 2015.99.4.51. The Connecticut Historical Society. In copyright.
Artists After a Performance in a Fountain, Main Street, Hartford
Gift of Robert Gregson, 2015.99.4.51. The Connecticut Historical Society. In copyright.

Artists After a Performance in a Fountain, Main Street, Hartford

Photographer (American)
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting a group of performance artists walking down Main Street following a performance in the Burr Mall fountain. The men are wearing white suit jackets and carnation boutonniere, and the woman is wearing a red skirt and white top. The man in the foreground is holding a cardboard cutout of a hand and a flyer advertising a performance by chamber music group Hidden Chambers. It reads, "hidden / chambers / SELECTIONS FROM / mozart / ONSITE / THEATER / WORKS / IN THE / FOUNTAIN / 12PM / BURR / MALL."

They are walking past the Old State House, which has pieces of paper with hand-lettered text on them affixed to its fence. Pedestrians are in the background. Taken during a Thursday is a Work of Art event in Hartford.


Object number2015.99.4.51
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Historical Society. See object file for copyright transfer forms.
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