Circus Mat, New York
Date1990
Artist
Scott Heiser
(American photographer, 1949–1993)
Illustration Citation"Scott Heiser," Night, no.20 (1991).
Scott Heiser [portfolio], Shiny: The Magazine of the Future 6, Spring/Summer 1991
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 8 × 12 in. (20.3 × 30.5 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 number2015-162
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPHOTOGRAPH
Label TextHeiser described this picture taken at Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus at Madison Square Garden: "The picture shows one of the stagehands holding a safety rope for an aerialist act. I took the picture because it shows someone on stage but not doing anything. Usually, when you look at someone on stage or in the spotlight they are doing something. I like the picture because the picture is so empty. The man is not performing. He is just standing."
