Arthur Felling, better known as Weegee (1899-1968) was a highly-successful (and notorious) photojournalist/artist. In addition to contributing an enormous number of images to various American newspapers, he would become famous, beyond New York and news circles, after the publication of Naked City (1945) and Weegee's People (1946).
Weegee's iconic images of New York City crime, disaster and tragedy are known internationally. Less well-known however, is the work he focused on during the last twenty years of his life, known as the 'distortions' period. Weegee created distortions of a wide range of subjects; celebrities, architecture, circus life, and nudes.
The Circus was a big draw for Weegee as it possessed many of his favorite motifs or themes; spectacle, performance, costume, entertainment...and the experience of witnesses something thrilling in a crowd. "Circus" is a fine example of a distortion image. The photograph of a pony has been relfected upon itself six times, making it impossible to tell which horse is the original image. A dark and mysterious background contrasts with white horses, a frozen and fused movement.
Weegee’s photography can be found in scores of museums and private collections worldwide: the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Museum of Modern Art, Oxford; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; International Center of Photography, New York and more.
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Gelatin silver print
USA, circa 1950
10"H 8"W (work)
Titled "Circus" in ballpoint pen, centre
Photographer's credit stamp verso
Overall good condition
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