Midsummer Festival, 1981-1991

Drawing

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Midsummer Festival, 1981-1991

Entry/Object ID

1992.4.1

Description

Ink on tracing paper line drawing showing circus tents in front of Montpelier public buildings. The tents' central poles bear pennants that read "MIDSUMMER" and "1981-1991". The buildings shown are the dome of the State House, the façade of the Pavilion Building, and a clock tower steeple. A smiling sun is at the top left corner. The composition is split into two square panels. The words, "wrong tower - clock. -need city hall." are written beneath the drawing in pencil, with a long curved arrow indicating the tower on the right.

Type of Drawing

Ink - Black

Artwork Details

Subject Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

1992.4

Source or Donor

Burgess, Maureen O'Connor

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Burgess, Maureen O'Connor

Date made

1991

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

11 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Vermont Bicentennial

Event

Midsummer