TitleBig Circus
Artist
Alfred Bendiner
(American, 1899 - 1964)
Date1952
MediumCrayon lithograph with scraping on cream wove paper
DimensionsSheet size: 15 15/16 × 22 11/16 in.
Mat size (matted with 1986.197 & .199): 20 × 44 in.
SignedSigned in graphite at LR: "Alfred Bendiner".
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, Gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation, Philadelphia, 1985
Object number1986.198
Label TextBendiner, who began making lithographs in the early 1930's, was also known for his sketches of people and places around Philadelphia, scenes from his extensive travels abroad, and for his pursuits as an architect, archaeologist, author, muralist, watercolorist, and raconteur. Among his numerous works by him in various media in the Academy's collection, this lithograph and others express his love of the circus. Using a lithographic crayon as one would a soft-leaded pencil, he revealed his facile draftsmanship and sense of humor.
