Gift of Robert Gregson, 2015.99.2.24. The Connecticut Historical Society. In copyright.

Timothy Keating and Spectators During a Performance, State Street, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Wayne Fleming American

Date1978

MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson

DescriptionSlide depicting Thursday is a Work of Art performer and artist Timothy Keating kneeling on the State Street sidewalk and cupping his hands, possibly performing "Son of Spam, Eligible Bachelor." He is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and rubber gloves. Spectators, some of them Thursday is a Work of Art performers in costume, surround him. One woman holds a movie camera with another man holding a cable for it. In the background there are storefronts and signs, including one for J. Van Der Voorn Bake Shop.

Object number2015.99.2.24

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 "1-38" written in black ink on slide mount. "26" and other indistinct characters printed on slide mount."NotesSubject note: An article in the Hartford Courant describes a Thursday is a Work of Art performance featuring Tim Keating in a roped-off area on the sidewalk of State Street, in a performance called "Son of Spam, Eligible Bachelor" ("Performers Continue Weekly Thursday Antics," Martin, Antoinette. The Hartford Courant, June 23, 1978, pg. 21).

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