{"product_id":"weegee-circus-c-1950s","title":"WEEGEE \"CIRCUS\" c. 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003eArthur Felling, better known as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/weegee\"\u003eWeegee\u003c\/a\u003e (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). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeegee'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"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. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA dark and mysterious background contrasts with white horses, a frozen and fused movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeegee’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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGelatin silver print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA, circa 1950\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10\"H 8\"W (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitled \"Circus\" in ballpoint pen, centre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographer's credit stamp verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weegee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68218818265324,"sku":"11-26","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Weegee-tryptick-1_01.jpg?v=1794594354","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/weegee-circus-c-1950s","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}