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Tired Business Man at the Circus, Weegee,, early 1940s
Weegee, portraitWeegeeAmerican, 1899–1968

Tired Business Man at the Circus

early 1940s · Photograph

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Where is “Tired Business Man at the Circus” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Accession number
1975.572

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PhotographsGelatin silver printModernism20th centuryUnited States

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In the life of Weegee

The whole life

  1. 1938

    Police-band radio

    Weegee obtains a permit to use a portable police-band shortwave radio.

  2. 1943

    Five photographs at MoMA

    MoMA acquires five of Weegee’s photographs and includes them in Action Photography.

  3. 1945

    Naked City

    Weegee publishes his first book of photographs, Naked City.

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