The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 17, 2025
Untitled (40520)
1958
(American, b. 1933)
Paper: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.829
© Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
Traveling circuses seemed to be dying out when Davidson began to chronicle them in 1958.Description
Returning sporadically to the subject through 1967, he photographed the spectacle of performance, but was most strongly drawn to the performers’ mundane daily lives and the duality of their stage and real personalities. He paid special attention to Jimmy Armstrong, a clown and little person who adopted the name “Little Man” in his performances.- {{cite web|title=Untitled (40520)|url=false|author=Bruce Davidson|year=1958|access-date=17 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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