Harold Edgerton

Moscow Circus
1963, printed 1984–1990

A dynamic circus performance captured in a photograph, showcasing acrobats in blue costumes performing high-flying stunts on trapezes and poles. The audience fills the stadium seats in the background, under the glow of bright stage lights and an American flag hanging from the ceiling.

A dynamic circus performance captured in a photograph, showcasing acrobats in blue costumes performing high-flying stunts on trapezes and poles. The audience fills the stadium seats in the background, under the glow of bright stage lights and an American flag hanging from the ceiling.

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Date
1963, printed 1984–1990

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Dye transfer print

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/16 × 20in. (40.8 × 50.8 cm) Image: 14 1/4 × 17 15/16in. (36.2 × 45.6 cm)

Accession number
96.126.5

Series
Ten Dye Transfer Photographs

Edition
109/150 | 26 APs, 30 SE sets

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of The Harold and Esther Edgerton Family Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum.

API
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Harold Edgerton
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