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Weegee [Arthur Fellig]
I wanted good pictures, so for two days I wore a clown suit and fooled around in the ringcirca 1940

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Sepia-toned photograph of a clown in a patterned costume holding a large camera prop before a row of smiling seated spectators at a nighttime event
Photographer
Weegee [Arthur Fellig]
Title
I wanted good pictures, so for two days I wore a clown suit and fooled around in the ring
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1940
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 4 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (11.75 × 16.51 cm) Primary support: 5 1/8 × 7 in. (13.02 × 17.78 cm) Mat: 11 × 14 in. (27.94 × 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Nancy Dubois
Accession Number
M.2000.39.10
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography