Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
First Parish Church in Portland performed an "Exhibition of Pictures" on Dec. 15, 1923.
Church members dressed as 29 different well known paintings and posed inside a large gold frame. Samuel S. Talbot introduced the program and described pictures from early Italian to modern American.
Gertrude Buxton played the piano and Emily Eldridge played the violin for the performance.
The entertainment received considerable publicity.
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About This Item
- Title: 'Exhibition of Pictures' program, Portland, 1923
- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923-12-15
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 21 cm x 13.4 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1919, Box 17/25
- Collection: First Parish Church (Portland, Me.) collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Actresses
- Artists
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--Exhibitions & displays
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--People
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--Performances
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)--Social aspects
- Impersonation
- Paintings
- Portraits
- Portrayals
People
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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