Sketch of Race Track Entrance, Danbury Fair
DraftsmanDrawn by
George Mann Shellhase
American, 1894 - 1988
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1950-1980
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 3/4 x 9 1/2in. (19.7 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
DescriptionStadium seating covered with an awning flanks a racetrack. Two large figures of toy soldiers stand at either end of the seats. Flags fly from flagpoles. Large stuctures resembling rockets flank the entrance. A chain link fence is in the foreground.
Object number1999.16.347
InscribedOn verso, lower right, accession numberNotesTitle Note: Although the image is of a drawing, this object is a photograph of the drawing, not the drawing itself. (Finlay 6/29/2012)Subject 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)
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