Photographer and Clown Outside of Center Church, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wayne Fleming
American
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting a man photographing a Thursday is a Work of Art participant dressed as a clown, who is wearing a lavishly decorated straw hat, face paint, and purple ruff. She (the clown) is sitting on a bench on Main Street, the fence and side of Center Church visible in the background. Stone Field Sculpture is visible in the background.
Object number2015.99.2.36
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 "1-52" written in black ink on slide mount. "13" and "JUN 78N14" printed on slide mount."NotesThe clown is mentioned in "Performers Continue Weekly Thursday Antics" by Antoinette Martin, The Hartford Courant (1923-1994); Jun 23, 1978; pg. 21Subject Terms
- Thursday is a Work of Art (Hartford, Conn.)
- United States. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
- Clowns
- Hartford (Conn.)
- Sculpture
- Photographers
- Performing arts
- Andre, Carl, 1935-
- Center Church (Hartford, Conn.)
- Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Stone Field Sculpture
- Color Transparencies
- Slides
- Hartford
- DUAP Pilot
Collections
- Thursday is a Work of Art
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