UW-Madison Arts on Campus: Calendar : Event details

Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer

DateSaturday, May. 17
Time 12 a.m.
Location Chazen Museum of Art
DescriptionForty-two black-and-white photographs by Harry A. Atwell (1879–1957) survey his significant career photographing the golden age of America’s tented shows. Atwell’s images of roustabouts, Big Top crowds, sideshow performers and center-ring stars capture “Circus Day,” when shops, schools and factories shut their doors so that all could enjoy the fleeting pageantry of the traveling shows. (View Web site for more details.)
Contact263-2246, nmustapich@chazen.wisc.edu