Performing Tigers, Danbury Fair
PhotographerPhotographed by
Jeffrey Yardis
Dateabout 1975
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 1/2 x 9 1/2in. (16.5 x 24.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/4 x 10in. (17.1 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/4 x 10in. (17.1 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionAn animal trainer wearing a tight-fitting costume and high boots, directs a large group of tigers in a circus cage. The tigers are posing on a wooden structure, forming a pyramid. Some of the tigers are sitting on their haunches with their front paws in the air.
Object number1999.16.207
InscribedOn verso, lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The Danbury Fair was an annual exhibition held in Danbury between 1821 and 1981. At first a traditional agricultural fair, the event later included large fiberglass sculptures, stock car racing, and amusement park rides. The former fairground is now (2011) the site of the Danbury Fair Mall. (Finlay 3/25/2011)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
