Harry C. Rubincam
In the Circus

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • In the Circus
Date1905
PlaceUnited States
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 6 1/8 × 7 5/8 in. (15.5 × 19.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (21 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Anthony G. Cronin Memorial Collection, gift of Robin Zimmerman Cronin
Object number78.250
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Photography
Object Type
Description

Harry C. Rubincam’s image of the circus walks a tightrope of anticipation and delight. Bustling activity comes from every direction: the billowing fabric top, a teetering star on a charging horse, and busy spectators. Rubincam produced many images of the circus, creating carefully composed stills that express the action under the big top. Perhaps taken at the height of the equestrian act, this photograph conveys expectation and enjoyment, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats.


ProvenanceRobin Zimmerman Cronin; given to MFAH, 1978.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Circle of Stieglitz ... from Houston Collections," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 6 March - 4 April 1982 (LN:82.18)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
printed bottom right below image " COPYRIGHT 1905 BY H.C. RUBINCAM COL "

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Lad with Bow Tie
Harry C. Rubincam
1905
Platinum print
91.1050
St. Paul's from Ludgate Circus
Alvin Langdon Coburn
1905
Photogravure
2012.621
At the Circus
Margaret Bourke-White
1930–1932, printed 1934
Photogravure
2013.729.17
Untitled
C. C. Schoonmaker
c. 1865
Ambrotype, 1/6 plate
2003.604
Upper Steel Arch Bridge, from Observation Tower, Niagra Falls, N.Y.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.46
The Cotton Levee, New Orleans, La.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.51
The Ponce de Leon, St. Augustine, Fla.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.52
The Sphinx and Cheops Pyramid, Gizeh, Egypt.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.53
The Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.47
The Ice Bridge and American Falls, Niagra Falls, N. Y.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.48
Along the Beach, Coney Island, N. Y.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.49
Royal Gorge of the Arkansas, Canon City, Colo.
H. C. White Co.
c. 1901
Gelatin silver stereograph
2004.1222.50