Security Guards at Danbury Fair
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Datemid 20th-late 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (19.1 x 24.1cm)
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
DescriptionNine men wearing uniforms including beaked caps and badges stand in the interior of a room with a tenth man, who is wearing a suit and holds a wrist watch in his hand. Some of the other men hold small wrapped packages. An electric clock and a calendar are on the wall. A horseshoe hangs on a door. A sign above another door reads: "SLOW DOWN / and Live." A bell, possibly an alarm bell, is between the two doors.
Object number1999.16.263
InscribedOn verso, 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)On View
Not on view
