"A Wedding on the Rocks" Performer with Champagne, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wayne Fleming
American
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionA man wearing eyeglasses and a striped suit pops a bottle of champagne as part of "A Wedding on the Rocks" for Thursday is a Work of Art in Hartford.
Object number2015.99.2.21
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Historical Society. See object file for copyright transfer forms.
Inscribed"WAYNE FLEMING PHOTO" stamped on slide mount. "Thurs 78" and "1-34" written in black ink on slide mount. "8" and "JUL 78N11" printed on slide mount."NotesSubject note: Bob Gregson's video of Thursday is a Work of Art interviews and events (https://vimeo.com/12575676) depicts the wedding participants walking through downtown Hartford, then getting married amid Carl Andre's "Stone Field Sculpture." (They divorced hours later.) This event took place on July 13, 1978, and was written about in the Hartford Courant ("Sidewalk Art Weds Life, Fun in Summer Series," by Antoinette Martin, The Hartford Courant (1923-1994); Jul 14, 1978; pg. 62).
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