Two Mimes Dancing, Main Street, Hartford
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting a woman and an African-American man, their faces painted in mime makeup, dancing on Main Street in Hartford. A man playing an acoustic guitar is behind them. The woman is probably Marian "Peach" Amaro, and both men are unidentified. Pedestrians and spectators are watching the performance. In the background are the Sage-Allen department store building and next to it, the Harvey & Lewis Opticians building. Taken during a Thursday is a Work of Art event.
Object number2015.99.5.29
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Historical Society. See object file for copyright transfer forms.
InscribedThursday 1978" and "4-52" written in black ink on slide mount. "7" and "JUN 78N13" printed on slide mount."Subject Terms
- Thursday is a Work of Art (Hartford, Conn.)
- United States. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
- Hartford (Conn.)
- Performing arts
- Amaro, Marian
- Mimes
- Dance
- Main Street (Hartford, Conn.)
- Sage, Allen & Co.
- Harvey & Lewis Building (Hartford, Conn.)
- Musical instruments
- Musicians
- People of color
- Color Transparencies
- Slides
- Hartford
- DUAP Pilot
Collections
- Thursday is a Work of Art
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