"Hairy Ride," John Kmetz, Newark Resident, Enjoys the James E. Strates Show, Prices Corner
DateMay 1987
Artist
Fred Comegys
(American photographer, born 1941)
MediumDigital print
Dimensionsimage: 12 7/8 × 19 1/2 in. (32.7 × 49.5 cm)
sheet: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
mat: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
sheet: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
mat: 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist and Stuart M. Grant, 2011
Object number2011-123
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextAmerica's only railroad carnival, James E. Strates Shows, dates back to 1923. The show, which includes some 400 employees, travels the United States during a seven-month touring season.The photograph's composition--the way the shape of the amusement ride echoes the shape of the mohawk, in particular--make this an outstanding photograph.
