Harry Jensen's Nighthawks at the piano, Palais Royal, Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1926
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionMan in tuxedo and black tie seated on a stool at a piano. Six other men, similarly dressed, stand behind the piano. A lamp with fringed shade is in the left background. A bare electric light bulb is at lower right. Inscribed on back: "Palais Royal / Hartford, Conn. / Feb. - 1926 / Harry Jensen's Nighthawks."
Object number1994.134.1
NotesSubject Note: In February 1926, a performance of Harry Jensen's Nighthawks at the Palais Royal on Wethersfield Avenue was broadcast on the Hartford radio station WTIC. The Palais Royal was an amusement park, located at 900 Wethersfield Avenue.On View
Not on view
