Tude Tanquay exhibits home-made fiddle, Danbury Fair
PhotographerPhotographed by
Clarence F. Korker
Dateabout 1950
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 5/8in. (19.4 x 24.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA man in a print shirt is playing a crude violin while other men and two women look on. The men are wearing suits and hats. The women are also wearing hats. One wears a floral corsage and holds a pocket book. The other is wearing a fur piece, apparently a fox with head intact, over a suit.
Object number1999.16.152
MarkingsOn recto, lower right, stamped in red ink, "DANBURY FAIR, INC." On verso, stamped in red ink, "DANBURY FAIR, INC. / DANBURY FAIR, INC. / OFFICE - 130 White Street / OPEN ALL YEAR / PHONE 883 Danbury, Conn."InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Tude Tanquay exhibits / home made fiddle / made from parts of his fathers barn door / & shin bone of a horse."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Danbury Fair was an annual exhibition held in Danbury between 1821 and 1981. At first a traditional agricultural fair, the event later included large fiberglass sculptures, stock car racing, and amusement park rides. The former fairground is now (2011) the site of the Danbury Fair Mall. (Finlay 3/25/2011)
Tude Tanquay was a fiddle player from Warren, Connecticut. He played at local square dances in Litchfield County. (Finlay 7/22/2011)
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