Museum purchase, 1999.16.354, © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Boy posing with Reindeer Statue, Danbury Fair

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)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA small boy is posing on a gigantic statue of a reindeer. He is standing on the deer's foreleg and his arms are around the reindeer's head. A man standing in front of him, presumably his father, is taking a photograph or motion picture of him with a box camera. Two ferris wheels are visible in the background.

Object number1999.16.354

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)

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