Sign Welcoming People to the Sidewalk Convention, Main Street, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wayne Fleming
American
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting a hand-lettered cardboard sign welcoming people to the first weekly Sidewalk Convention during the first Thursday is a Work of Art event of 1978. The sign asks people to "proclaim yourself" with the name of their choosing. Women and children are standing next to the sign, which is on the sidewalk in front of the Old State House on Main Street in Hartford.
Object number2015.99.2.80
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 "1-106" written in black ink on slide mount. "31" and "JUN 78N14" printed on slide mount."NotesSubject note: This event is written about in Antoinette Martin's "Groups Back, Give Downtown a Brush With Art," The Hartford Courant (1923-1994); Hartford, Conn. 02 June 1978: 43.Collections
- Thursday is a Work of Art
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