Girl being covered in foil, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
Date1971
MediumPhotography; color slide in plastic mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (slide height x width): 7/8 × 1 5/16in. (2.2 × 3.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 × 2in. (5.1 × 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 × 2in. (5.1 × 5.1cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineGift of Robert Gregson
DescriptionSlide showing a young Black girl sitting on the floor, an adult Black woman covering her left leg with a sheet of aluminum foil. Taken during an event at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford.
Object number2015.99.11.22
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
InscribedStamped in black ink on slide mount: “4” “FEB 75C9”
Handwritten in black ink on slide mount: “66”
“2165”
Handwritten in black ink on sticker on slide carousel box: "1971 -- Wadsworth / Atheneum / Foam Event / Block Event / Foil Event /
1974 – Art Institute / of Chicago / Young Artists Studio / Yellow Event / Raymond Fund / Events /
1976 – Sidewalk / Playshop / Activity Truck /
1979 – Capital Children’s / Museum / The Living Room /
1971 – WTIC / Ranger Station"
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