Family Taking Photograph at Danbury Fair
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1955
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 7 5/8in. (19.4 x 19.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 8in. (20.3 x 20.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 x 8in. (20.3 x 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA small boy is using a box camera to take a photograph of another small boy and a woman who are posing with a large figure of what appears to be a dog with an open mouth. The woman is wearing a short-sleeved sweater, a necklace, and a quilted skirt. Trees, people, and buidlings are in the background.
Object number1999.16.353
InscribedOn verso, lower right, 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
