Boy using cardboard stand-in, Thursday is a Work of Art
Date1978
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 boy sticking his face through the face hole of a cardboard stand-in. There is a figure painted on the cardboard with a black-and-white striped shirt and red shorts. Taken during a Thursday is a Work of Art event in Hartford.
Object number2015.99.11.118
CopyrightCopyright held by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on slide mount: "ORIGINAL""GREGSON 1978"
"Thursday is a Work of Art"
Stamped in red ink on slide mount: "7"
"AUG 78N12"
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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