Darien Theatre and Playhouse
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1962
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 9/16 x 6 1/8in. (11.6 x 15.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA station wagon is parked in front of a brick Georgian-style business block, which includes a theater. There is a lunette in the pediment over the door and urns on the roofline. Signs read: "DARIEN THEATRE" "DARIEN PLAYHOUSE" "HAROLD LLOYD'S / WORLD OF COMEDY." Shops are located to the left and right of the theater. These have signs that read: "WILLIAM / PITT" "RESOR & WHEELER." One shop has a striped awning. The white bands on the utility poles on either side of the street mark the location of bus stops.
Object number2006.93.207
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in pencil, "Darien, Conn. - 1962."On verso, upper left, in black ink, "DARIEN, CONN. - 1962"; lower right, in pencil, accession number.
On View
Not on view
William G. Dudley
after 1930
Warner Photo Co.
about 1920
