The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Barnum & Bailey Dressing Rooms, New York City
1950
(American, 1916–2001)
Paper: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)
Gift of Howard Greenberg 2009.485
© Estate of Louis Faurer
Location: not on view
Description
Louis Faurer was on assignment for Vogue in 1950 when he photographed the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden in New York City. He discovered that backstage provided much more interesting images for his personal work than the acts in the ring did. Whether photographing on the city’s streets or behind the scenes at the circus, Faurer was drawn to the humor and quirkiness of human behavior.- A New York Minute: Street Photography, 1920-1950. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-November 7, 2021).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2009.485