Collection Online as of March 30, 2023
Circus
Untitled
Bruce Davidson
(American, b. 1933)
Gelatin silver print
Image: 16.3 x 24.7 cm (6 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.); Paper: 27.8 x 35.4 cm (10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
Gift of an anonymous donor 2018.832
© Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos
Location
not on view
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.