“Fat Man” at the Hanford Dorm Club Christmas Dance

Dancing with the “Fat Man”

Light box enlargement

“Fat Man” at the Hanford Dorm Club Christmas Dance
Remixing the Hanford Declassified Project
16 by 20 inches
December 2011

Read the introduction to the Remixing the Hanford Declassified Project paintings

The digital painting is based on the below photo from the Hanford Declassified Project, documents released concerning the Manhattan Project at Hanford, Washington state, where the plutonium was manufactured for the “Fat Man” bomb dropped on Nagasaki.

CHRISTMAS PARTY – DORM CLUB
DDRS Record Details for Record Accession Number
“N1D0055631”
Accession Number N1D0055631
Document Number 447-49-NEG-A
Alternate Document Number 447-49-NEG
Title Description CHRISTMAS PARTY – DORM CLUB
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s) CHRISTMAS PARTY,DORM CLUB,HANFORD SITE
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 05-Feb-2002
Public Availability Date 14-Jun-2002

A while has passed since I’ve done much painting, as I put it aside while working on Thunderbird and the Ball of Twine, and I thought it might be time to finish up this one for the holiday season.

More Christmas at Hanford fun:

DDRS Record Details for Record Accession Number
“N1D0029451”
Accession Number N1D0029451
Document Number D-784-NEG
Alternate Document Number D-784-NEG
Title Description CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT CAMP HANFORD GATE
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s)
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 04-Dec-2001
Public Availability Date 14-Feb-2002

1944 CHRISTMAS – CAMP HANFORD
DDRS Record Details for Record Accession Number
“N1D0005159”
Accession Number N1D0005159
Document Number D-7823-NEG
Alternate Document Number D-7823-NEG
Title Description CHRISTMAS – CAMP HANFORD
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s)
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 18-Dec-1944
Public Availability Date 14-Feb-2002

Hanford Christmas Party, Chinese Theme, 1950
ssion Number
“N1D0055587”
Accession Number N1D0055587
Document Number 439-49-NEG-C
Alternate Document Number 439-49-NEG
Title Description CHRISTMAS PARTY – DANCE CHINESE GARDEN THEME
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s) CHINESE GARDENS,CHIRSTMAS PARTY,HANFORD PERSONNEL
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 05-Feb-2002
Public Availability Date 14-Jun-2002

1950 HI LIFE CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH THE RAY PITMAN ORCHESTRA
DDRS Record Details for Record Accession Number
“N1D0032659”
Accession Number N1D0032659
Document Number 1512-1-NEG-E
Alternate Document Number 1512-1-NEG
Title Description HI LIFE CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH THE RAY PITMAN ORCHESTRA
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s) HANFORD SITE
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 22-Dec-1950
Public Availability Date 14-Feb-2002

1950 Joan Whiteman Painting Christmas Decorations
DDRS Record Details for Record Accession Number
“N1D0032679”
Accession Number N1D0032679
Document Number 1516-1-NEG-B
Alternate Document Number 1516-1-NEG
Title Description JOAN WHITEMAN – CHRISTMAS WINDOW PAINTER
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s) HANFORD SITE
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 18-Dec-1950
Public Availability Date 14-Feb-2002

1955, Christmas Decorations in Mail Room
DDRS Record Details for Record Accession Number
“N1D0017450”
Accession Number N1D0017450
Document Number 13515-NEG-B
Alternate Document Number 13515-NEG
Title Description CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND CHRISTMAS PAINTINGS IN MAIL ROOM
Number of Pages 1
Key Word(s) CHRISTMAS,HANFORD SITE,MAIL ROOM
Author(s)
Company(s)
Document Date 16-Dec-1955
Public Availability Date 14-Feb-2002