Cirque d'hiver, Bouglione, Paris
Date1982
Artist
Scott Heiser
(American photographer, 1949–1993)
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 5 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (13.3 × 19.7 cm)
sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
sheet: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary G. Heiser, 2015
Object number2015-171
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextThis unexpected image of an acrobat and the bank of lights that illuminate her daring act appeared as part of a portfolio of Heiser's circus pictures in Creative Camera in 1982. The issue was headlined with articles about the Surrealists, Man Ray and Lee Miller. Heiser's photograph, with its forboding black background and decapitated figure, invites comparisons with Surrealism.
