'The British Are Coming' mime performance photograph   Save
OARBAC Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest Collection
Description: A group of mimes perform "The British Are Coming" at the June 1976 Columbus Arts Festival on the State House lawn. Four mimes stand in a line, one kneels on the ground, and one lies face-up in the grass. The image was submitted by photographer Charles R. Grapes Jr. of Columbus, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B04F03_01_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Festivals; Mimes; Performers;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)