Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933). Jimmy Armstrong, Circus, 1958. Gelatin silver print, printed later...

Description

Bruce Davidson (American, b. 1933)
Jimmy Armstrong, Circus, 1958
Gelatin silver print, printed later
8-1/2 x 9-5/8 inches (21.6 x 24.5 cm) (image)
11 x 14 inches (sheet)
Signed and negative notation 58-14-3/10 in pencil, verso.

LITERATURE:
B. Davidson, Bruce Davidson Photographs, Agrinde/Summit Books, New York, 1978, pp.24-25;
Bruce Davidson, Fundación MAPFRE, Barcelona & Aperture, NY, 2016, pl. 13, p. 78.

Bruce Davidson was only 24 years old when he visited the Clyde Beatty Circus at the Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey. The photographs he began to take that day would go on to form part of Circus, a compelling chronicle of life under the big top. Clown Jimmy Armstrong is perhaps the most memorable character from the series.


Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000.

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