Ilse Bing

Untitled (Aerialist, circus, NY)
1936

A black and white photograph capturing a high-wire circus performer balancing on a tightrope, with a safety net visible below and multiple cables supporting the structure. The performer is in mid-action, possibly during a performance, with bright stage lights illuminating the scene from above.

A black and white photograph capturing a high-wire circus performer balancing on a tightrope, with a safety net visible below and multiple cables supporting the structure. The performer is in mid-action, possibly during a performance, with bright stage lights illuminating the scene from above.

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Date
1936

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Image: 8 3/4 × 11 1/8in. (22.2 × 28.3 cm) Sheet: 8 3/4 × 11 1/8in. (22.2 × 28.3 cm)

Accession number
2001.354

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Bequest of Ilse Bing Wolff

Rights and reproductions
© Wichita State University Foundation

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Ilse Bing
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