Equestrian acrobats (Madison Square Gardens Circus, New York)
Photograph
1936 (photographed), 1994 (printed)
1936 (photographed), 1994 (printed)
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Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, she initially pursued an academic career before moving to Paris in 1930 to concentrate on photography.
This photograph was taken during a trip to New York organised by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, who supported Bing and facilitated a solo show at the June Rhodes Gallery in 1936. Bing was well received and met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who introduced ‘a new world’ to her. Bing photographed the circus but also images of horses and dancers in Paris. This photograph evokes the modern spectacle, the blurring suggesting the fast pace of modern entertainment. The strong contrast between light and dark increases the intensity and excitement in the image.
This photograph was taken during a trip to New York organised by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, who supported Bing and facilitated a solo show at the June Rhodes Gallery in 1936. Bing was well received and met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who introduced ‘a new world’ to her. Bing photographed the circus but also images of horses and dancers in Paris. This photograph evokes the modern spectacle, the blurring suggesting the fast pace of modern entertainment. The strong contrast between light and dark increases the intensity and excitement in the image.
Object details
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| Title | Equestrian acrobats (Madison Square Gardens Circus, New York) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Equestrian acrobats (Madison Square Gardens Circus, New York), photograph by Ilse Bing (1899-1998), 1936, printed later |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of Madison Square Garden Circus acrobats taken by Ilse Bing in 1936 |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Ilse Bing Wolff |
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| Summary | Ilse Bing (1899-1998) was one of several leading women photographers in the inter-war period. Born into a Jewish family in Frankfurt, she initially pursued an academic career before moving to Paris in 1930 to concentrate on photography. This photograph was taken during a trip to New York organised by the author Hendrik Willem Van Loon, who supported Bing and facilitated a solo show at the June Rhodes Gallery in 1936. Bing was well received and met the photographer Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946), who introduced ‘a new world’ to her. Bing photographed the circus but also images of horses and dancers in Paris. This photograph evokes the modern spectacle, the blurring suggesting the fast pace of modern entertainment. The strong contrast between light and dark increases the intensity and excitement in the image. |
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| Accession number | E.3076-2004 |
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| Record created | October 13, 2005 |
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