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Image Not Available for Bill Ewing in Canvas Bag with Security Escorts, Main Street, Hartford
Bill Ewing in Canvas Bag with Security Escorts, Main Street, Hartford
Image Not Available for Bill Ewing in Canvas Bag with Security Escorts, Main Street, Hartford

Bill Ewing in Canvas Bag with Security Escorts, Main Street, Hartford

Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting Bill Ewing in a canvas bag on a Hartford sidewalk, escorted by two African-American security guards in uniform. Pedestrians walk by. Storefronts include Mary Jane Shoes and Hartford Federal Savings. Taken during a Thursday is a Work of Art performance.
Object number2015.99.3.68
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 "2-86" written in black ink on slide mount. "23" and "JUL 78N5" printed on slide mount."
Collections
  • Thursday is a Work of Art
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Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
2001