Baby Ikki and Onlookers, Hartford
Date1978
MediumPhotography; color slide on plastic in cardboard mount
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide depicting performance artist Michael Smith as his character Baby Ikki performing in downtown Hartford. He is wearing a diaper held up with suspenders, a t-shirt, a bonnet, and sunglasses, all of them white. A pacifier is suspended from a necklace, and there is a baby bottle, an open plastic egg, and plastic necklaces sitting on the sidewalk. A young African-American man, on the left, is holding what appears to be a microphone connected to a cord. There are spectators in the background. Taken during a Thursday is a Work of Art event.
Object number2015.99.5.41
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Historical Society. See object file for copyright transfer forms.
Inscribed"X", "Thursday 1978" and "4-69" written in black ink on slide mount. "Kodachrome Slide", "Kodak" and "Processed by Kodak" printed on slide mount."Collections
- Thursday is a Work of Art
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