The Man on the Flying Trapeze
The Man on the Flying Trapeze

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

The Man on the Flying Trapeze
The Man on the Flying Trapeze

Currently not on view

The Man on the Flying Trapeze,

1944

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
y1968-155

Information

Title
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
Dates

1944

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Oil on plywood
Dimensions
50.8 x 76.3 cm (20 x 30 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James Edward Davis, Class of 1923
Object Number
y1968-155
Signatures
Signed and dated in ink, lower right: James Edward Davis - Oct. 31 - 1944
Culture
American
Type
paintings, oil paintings
Materials
plywood, oil paint
Subject
athletes, acrobats, figures (representations)

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