When the Circus Came to Town! An American Tradition in

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When the Circus Came to Town! An American Tradition in Photographs

â€œThe photographs in this book focus on the peopleâ€”from midway artists to roustabouts, from performers and their families to the audiences who watch them each nightâ€”who create the magic of the circus. Rogalaâ€™s work presents the highs and lows of circus life with a powerful combination of documentary pragmatism and empathy that conveys day-to-day details with a sense of wonder. Her rich black-and-white images follow light and shadow (and dust) from set up to rehearsal to performance, with color photography underscoring the drama of a red tent against a clear blue sky or the flash of sequins under the spotlightâ€¦. Dynamism and a spirit of collaboration are at the heart of circus life, animate Rogalaâ€™s archive, and are central to scholarship at the Smithsonian.â€ (From the introduction)
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Nearly two decades after Dawn Rogalaâ€™s time behind the scenes at Americaâ€™s circuses, Dawn Rogala donated her photography archive to the National Museum of American History. The Rogala Collection is the basis for Rogala and colleagues David Haberstich and Shannon Perich to combine in one volume their complementary expertise in photography. Rogalaâ€™s essay revisits her time as a young photographer, documenting day-to-day struggles and triumphs of the workers who create a world of wonder for the rest of us. Haberstich reviews the history of documentary photography with an emphasis on depictions of people and their work, placing Rogalaâ€™s photographs in the context of the history of traveling societies and immigrant groups. Perich explores the changing roles and relationships between photography and the circus, both of which matured amid industrialized economy, and discusses the Rogala Collectionâ€™s place in a long history of circus photography.

Country	USA
Brand	Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Manufacturer	Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781944466336
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2020-03-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781944466336

When the Circus Came to Town! An American Tradition in Photographs