The Earliest Known Photo of Men Drinking Beer
5153 N. Ashland Avenue Chicago
Based on the famous Scottish photograph entitled Edinburgh Ale, this humorous farce-gone-awry takes place in Scotland's past and America's present. And beer is at the center of it all, as the actors try to recreate the photo and the events surrounding it. Taken circa 1843 in Edinburgh by photography pioneers Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill, the photo features Scotsmen Dr. George Bell, writer James Ballantine, and Hill himself drinking beer. You'll be inspired to ask yourself, "How will I be remembered?" as you watch the people in the photograph come to life and reveal their true selves. You'll learn, for example, that Dr. Bell, who was known for his social reform in Scotland and is holding a glass of beer in the photograph, was an advocate of prohibiting alcohol from the poor.
Presented by Drinking & Writing
Thru - Apr 12, 2014