Funambulists
Tag: balance
Balancing Act, undated. / src: divers and acrobats
Funambulist by Izis
Fabien Mérelle :: Pentateuch, 2010. Illustration, ink / paper inkjet printing on paper. / src: bartschi.ch
Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner on the set of The Killers directed by Robert Siodmak, 1946
Lawson & Ferguson (Columbus, Ind) :: Refugio Meza, “Contorcionista Espanola,” holding flags in a terrific backward position atop three bottles.
n.d. Cabinet card. / src: luminous-lint.com
French aerialist Philippe Petit holds a balancing pole as he crosses a steel cable suspended between the not-yet-completed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, 1350ft above ground, New York City, 7 August 1974 :: AP
Ruth and Ella Myles aka Beauty Poses, British Pathé, 1935 / src of GIF: gypsyastronaut
Various shots of acrobats Ruth and Ella Myles performing graceful balances and contortions in the studio. They are both extremely supple! Both wear white swimsuits with black belts and tie and the neck. Their final feat involves one girl doing a back bend and staying in that crab position while the other stands on her pelvis and does a back bend there!
more information and full video, at British Pathé also in YouTube
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