Gift of Robert Gregson, 2015.99.2.22. The Connecticut Historical Society. In copyright.

Timothy Keating Removing Dawn Whalen's Garter in "A Wedding on the Rocks," Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Wayne Fleming American

SubjectPortrait of Timothy Keating

SubjectPortrait of Dawn Whalen

SubjectPortrait of Edward Stivender American, born 1946

SubjectPortrait of Donna Donnelly American

Date1978

MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson

DescriptionSlide depicting Timothy Keating as a groom and Dawn Whalen as a bride, performing the wedding reception tradition of a groom removing a bride's garter. She is wearing a wedding dress and sitting next to a table with a cake and bottles of champagne. Ed Stivender is behind them on the right, and Donna Donnelly is between them in the background. Other men and women stand looking on. The street performance of the wedding is taking place on the sidewalk near the intersection of Main and State Streets, with the Connecticut National Bank building (the radiator building) in the background.

Object number2015.99.2.22

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 "1-35" written in black ink on slide mount. "17" and "JUL 78N6" 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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